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8 results for OWESTO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 4, 2019	86D	Has because of	Will Nediger	Shortz
Sat Aug 3, 2019	40D	Must pay (4)	Ryan McCarty	Shortz
Tue Aug 28, 2018	48A	Should pay	Brian Thomas	Shortz
Sun Aug 20, 2017	97D	Must pay (4)	Ruth Bloomfield Margolin	Shortz
Sat Jun 3, 2017	21A	Must pay (4)	Roland Huget	Shortz
Sun Aug 10, 2014	16D	Must pay, as a debt	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sat Oct 30, 2010	45A	Has a loan from	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Apr 23, 2006	91D	Must pay (4)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz

1 result for OWESTO from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 18, 2024	Panda	17A	OO2	Sam Ezersky	Shortz

1 result for OWESTO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 19, 1959	44A	Is in the debt of.	Louis Rosner	Farrar

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