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9 results for PLEATS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 19, 2023	56A	Kilt folds	Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi	Shortz
Sat Jan 28, 2023	43D	Folds (4)	Kevin Christian	Shortz
Fri Feb 7, 2020	50A	Folds (4)	Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard	Shortz
Sun Feb 17, 2019	57D	Folds (4)	David Kwong	Shortz
Thu May 15, 2014	47A	Folds (4)	John Lieb	Shortz
Mon Apr 15, 2013	56A	Folds in clothing	Gayle Dean	Shortz
Tue May 30, 2006	23D	Pants folds	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Thu Apr 15, 1999	30D	Kilt features	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Tue Feb 4, 1997	43D	Stitched folds	G. R. Ferguson	Shortz

13 results for PLEATS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon May 3, 1993	30A	Kilt features	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Tue Oct 31, 1989	39D	Skirt folds	Whitten	Maleska
Sat May 10, 1980	1A	Folds	Sara V. Tuckerman	Maleska
Sat Jul 15, 1972	57A	Dress features	Unknown	Weng
Wed Nov 15, 1967	9D	Skirt feature.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 16, 1963	9D	Accordion ___.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Thu May 30, 1963	23A	Skirt parts.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 21, 1959	64D	Box ___.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Aug 21, 1955	41A	Ironing problem.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Sep 11, 1953	32A	Folds of cloth.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Wed May 20, 1953	7D	Fashionable facet of women's wear.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Jul 17, 1949	14A	Folds of cloth.	Elizabeth Jackson	Farrar
Sun Jan 30, 1944	150A	Kilting.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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