RECEDE

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68 total results for RECEDE( score: 50 )

21 results for RECEDE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 3, 2019	2D	Withdraw (2)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Sat Jan 14, 2017	45D	What coastlines may do	Andrew Kingsley	Shortz
Sat Dec 3, 2016	39D	Fall back	Jason Flinn	Shortz
Sun Nov 2, 2014	98D	Ebb (4)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Jun 23, 2012	51A	What gums might do	Laura Sternberg	Shortz
Sat Jul 4, 2009	3D	Peter out	Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Thu Mar 5, 2009	57A	Fall away	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Sep 29, 2008	49D	Many men's hairlines do this	Sharon Delorme	Shortz
Thu Apr 3, 2008	26D	Go back (2)	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Mon Oct 17, 2005	5D	Ebb (4)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun Mar 27, 2005	55D	Go back (2)	Con Pederson	Shortz
Sat Dec 4, 2004	50D	Withdraw (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Jul 26, 2003	40D	Move away (3)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Mar 25, 2003	4D	Many hairlines do it	John Greenman	Shortz
Sun Feb 23, 2003	122A	Move away (3)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Thu Jul 25, 2002	12D	Move away (3)	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Tue May 9, 2000	22A	Ebb (4)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Oct 18, 1996	49D	Hairlines do it	M. Gaffney	Shortz
Mon Aug 19, 1996	32A	Ebb (4)	E. C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Aug 23, 1994	7A	Move back	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Jul 24, 1994	125A	A hairline can do it	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

1 result for RECEDE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 1, 2018	Cryptic	1A	Go back and start another lawn by the sound (6)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

46 results for RECEDE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 27, 1990	49D	Ebb	Jean M. Hunt	Maleska
Mon Feb 26, 1990	30D	Go back	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Fri Oct 7, 1988	25A	Ebb	Tom W. Underhill	Maleska
Sun Feb 14, 1988	56A	Slope backward	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sat Sep 15, 1984	15D	Withdraw	Brown	Maleska
Tue Jun 28, 1983	39D	Move back	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sat Jan 15, 1983	46D	Ebb	Robert Katz	Maleska
Tue Jul 13, 1982	45A	Ebb	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Oct 11, 1981	48D	Diminish	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Sep 28, 1981	43D	What some hairlines do	Grace Fabbroni	Maleska
Mon Apr 21, 1980	25A	Slope backward	Marie West	Maleska
Sun Dec 17, 1978	77A	Ebb	Hume R. Craft	Maleska
Sat May 7, 1977	46D	Ebb	John Finch	Maleska
Fri Apr 22, 1977	45D	Back off	James & Phyllis Barrick	Maleska
Sat Apr 9, 1977	30A	Ebb	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Sun Nov 7, 1976	89A	Move, as a hairline	Nancy W. Atkinson	Weng
Sun Jul 18, 1976	88D	Move away	George Rose Smith	Weng
Sun Dec 14, 1975	106D	Draw back	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Wed May 15, 1974	23A	Move back	Mary Dorman	Weng
Fri Feb 9, 1973	34A	Slope backward	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 30, 1973	16A	Withdraw	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 12, 1970	2D	Shrink	Jennie Lemmo	Weng
Fri Apr 10, 1970	9D	Withdraw	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 19, 1969	13D	Move back	Nancy Schuster	Weng
Sun Apr 6, 1969	111A	Move back	Nancy Schuster	Weng
Sat Jul 27, 1968	31A	Slope backward.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 29, 1967	31A	Move back.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Fri Mar 25, 1966	60A	Grow less.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 23, 1965	17D	Withdraw (from).	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 3, 1965	67D	Grow less.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Nov 30, 1962	16D	Fall back.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 29, 1962	18D	Ebb.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Jul 16, 1962	25A	Ebb.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Mon Apr 24, 1961	19D	Withdraw.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 10, 1960	24A	Move back.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 29, 1958	38A	Move back.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Oct 18, 1958	39A	Move back.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu Sep 18, 1958	42A	Ebb.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Dec 26, 1955	8D	Move back.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 7, 1954	67A	Ebb.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Sep 17, 1953	42D	Ebb away.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Mon Apr 23, 1951	43D	Retreat, as the hair line.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 19, 1950	65A	Fall back.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Mar 13, 1949	130A	Ebb.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jun 27, 1948	142A	Retrograde.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Dec 7, 1947	90A	Ebb.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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