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4 results for RETURNED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 14, 2020	56A	Status for a library book	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Tue Jan 27, 2015	41D	Like a bad check	James Tuttle	Shortz
Mon Jul 30, 2012	38D	Didn't keep, as a gift	Rosemarie Dolan and Christopher Geach	Shortz
Thu Dec 11, 2008	39A	Like some calls left on answering machines	Jim Hilger	Shortz

13 results for RETURNED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 28, 1986	28A	Yielded	Barbara J. Weakley	Maleska
Mon Jun 7, 1982	40A	Gave back	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Thu Jun 10, 1976	9D	Got back	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Sat Jun 20, 1970	38D	Restored	Louise Earnest	Weng
Sun Aug 19, 1962	82A	Yielded.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Jun 20, 1962	32A	Answered.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Sun Oct 13, 1957	58D	Yielded.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Thu Oct 20, 1955	21A	Reciprocated.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Mon Aug 8, 1955	38D	Yielded, as a profit.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 30, 1955	12D	Came back.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed Mar 30, 1955	32D	Yielded.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sun Aug 27, 1950	99A	Re-elected to office.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jul 3, 1949	22A	What Enoch Arden did.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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