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5 results for OVERSTATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 23, 2014	13A	Blow up	David Steinberg	Shortz
Wed Nov 13, 2013	30D	Fudge, say	Jean O'Conor	Shortz
Fri Jan 20, 2012	27D	Blow out of proportion	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat May 26, 2007	3D	Hyperbolize	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Nov 7, 1998	17A	Exaggerate	Raymond Hamel	Shortz

1 result for OVERSTATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 3, 2016	Cryptic	3D	Exaggerate the position of governor? (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

9 results for OVERSTATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 31, 1993	3D	Hyperbolize	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Tue Jan 25, 1977	11D	Make too good a case	Norton Rhoades	Weng
Wed Jan 6, 1965	10D	Exaggerate.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 20, 1963	65A	Exaggerate.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 20, 1958	21D	Exaggerate.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Dec 7, 1955	16A	Declare in too strong terms.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 28, 1954	60A	Exaggerate.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Dec 30, 1951	65D	Exaggerate.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jan 28, 1951	62D	Exaggerate.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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