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4 results for REFRAIN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 28, 2020	25D	"Fa la la la la, la la la la," e.g. (2)	Kate Hawkins	Shortz
Sat May 3, 2008	40D	"Fa la la la la la la la la," e.g. (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Apr 22, 2006	43D	It may follow a bridge	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Apr 8, 1998	7D	Chorus	Nancy S. Ross	Shortz

4 results for REFRAIN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 20, 2020	Acrostic	N	"Fa la la la la, la la la la," for example	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Dec 15, 2013	Acrostic	U	Chorus lines	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jun 27, 2010	Cryptic	26A	Hold back part of a song (7)	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
May 9, 2010	Acrostic	D	Abba's lyric "Mamma mia, here I go again ...," e.g.	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

11 results for REFRAIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 29, 1979	2D	Desist	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Wed Jan 26, 1972	51A	Chorus	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 14, 1971	92A	Chorus	Gladys V. Miller	Weng
Sun Jan 15, 1967	47D	Chorus.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Wed Aug 18, 1965	25A	Chorus.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 3, 1965	54A	Burden.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Nov 25, 1962	27A	Abstain.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Sep 9, 1962	14D	Forbear.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun May 25, 1958	104A	"Lest we forget" is one.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Fri Dec 14, 1956	22A	Hey nonny, nonny.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 26, 1950	2D	Burden of a song.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar

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