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16 results for OBLIGE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 6, 2021	63A	Do a favor (4)	Amanda Chung and Karl Ni	Shortz
Sat Feb 20, 2021	46A	Do a favor (4)	Ali Gascoigne	Shortz
Thu Jul 16, 2020	42A	Do a favor for	Evan Kalish	Shortz
Sat Jun 24, 2017	11D	Do a 28-Down for	Stu Ockman	Shortz
Sun Nov 13, 2016	50D	Accommodate (3)	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Wed Mar 23, 2016	10D	Necessitate	Alex Boisvert and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Thu Dec 11, 2014	8A	Make indebted	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Tue Dec 9, 2014	6D	Accommodate (3)	Paul Hunsberger	Shortz
Fri Jul 20, 2007	3D	Require (3)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Wed May 30, 2007	30D	Do a favor (4)	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Sun Oct 17, 2004	10D	Require (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Sep 14, 2004	49D	Make beholden	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Aug 17, 2004	23A	Do a favor (4)	Gene Newman	Shortz
Thu Oct 4, 2001	57A	Require (3)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat May 23, 1998	3D	Bind	Rich Norris	Shortz
Mon Apr 13, 1998	49D	Accommodate (3)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz

1 result for OBLIGE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 16, 2020	Acrostic	B	Do a favor for; bind by duty	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

19 results for OBLIGE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 1, 1992	9D	Compel	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Sat Nov 4, 1989	47D	Noblesse ___	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Fri Dec 2, 1988	43D	Noblesse ___	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Maleska
Thu Jun 18, 1987	43D	Legally bind	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Sun Sep 7, 1986	106A	Noblesse chaser	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Oct 13, 1985	19A	Do favors for	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sun Nov 30, 1969	84D	Accommodate	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Sat Sep 7, 1968	41D	Satisfy.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 22, 1966	98D	Compel.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Tue Sep 15, 1964	6D	Do a favor for.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 18, 1961	12D	Favor (with).	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 11, 1961	5D	Do a favor for.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 4, 1960	13D	Do a favor for.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 28, 1956	136A	Accommodate.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Jun 30, 1955	34A	Require.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Mon May 16, 1955	25A	Do a favor for.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 31, 1953	47D	Place under necessity.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Sep 18, 1949	2D	Bind by some favor rendered.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sun Sep 14, 1947	2D	Compel.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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