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4 results for PRUNED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 27, 2012	42D	Cut back (2)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sun Nov 8, 2009	94D	Trimmed (2)	Robert W. Harris	Shortz
Sat Apr 29, 2006	40D	Cut back (2)	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sun Feb 26, 1995	80D	Trimmed (2)	Fred Piscop	Shortz

4 results for PRUNED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 21, 1982	4D	Barbered a bush	Charles Engler	Maleska
Mon Jul 25, 1977	46A	Did the hedges	Virginia Schneider	Maleska
Sun May 16, 1971	54A	Trimmed	Jack Rosenthal	Weng
Sun Aug 17, 1969	24A	Cut out	Anne Fox	Weng

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