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4 results for OPERATES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 3, 2024	37D	Runs	Rena Cohen	Fagliano
Fri Oct 31, 2008	58A	Does some body work?	Jim Page	Shortz
Sat Dec 15, 2001	29D	Gets under someone's skin?	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Sun Sep 9, 2001	16D	Manages	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz

14 results for OPERATES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 27, 1991	20D	Functions	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Maleska
Sun Sep 14, 1986	27A	Runs	E.T.M.	Maleska
Wed Sep 11, 1985	9D	Runs	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Apr 28, 1983	57A	Runs	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue May 30, 1978	1D	Manages; runs	Adelyn Lewis	Maleska
Fri Jan 28, 1966	8D	Runs.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 18, 1963	2D	Produces an effect.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 16, 1960	44A	Works with a machine.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 1, 1959	66A	Runs.	Jan Dubin	Farrar
Tue Aug 27, 1957	38D	Controls.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Mar 15, 1953	113D	Acts.	Roberta H. Morse	Farrar
Sun May 22, 1949	95D	Deals in stocks, speculatively.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Apr 4, 1948	61D	Manages.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Apr 8, 1945	85D	Deals on the Stock Market.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar

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