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2 results for RECESSES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 18, 2009	33A	Breaks (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Nov 13, 1998	41A	Breaks (2)	Jim Page	Shortz

10 results for RECESSES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 2, 1987	38D	Alcoves	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Mon May 28, 1979	45A	Hollows	William Jarvis	Maleska
Sat Apr 5, 1969	21A	Alcoves.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 12, 1969	78A	Congress in-betweens	William A. Lewis Jr.	Weng
Sun Oct 29, 1967	65A	School times.	Hume Craft	Farrar
Sun Nov 6, 1966	64A	Niches.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Sep 4, 1956	38D	Temporary halts in work.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Fri Mar 25, 1955	34D	Niches.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Tue Aug 18, 1953	10D	Adjourns.	Albert Blum	Farrar
Sun Aug 27, 1950	8D	Intermissions.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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