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6 results for RUNOUT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 7, 2014	31D	Expire, as a subscription	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Fri Jul 4, 2014	54A	Dry up	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Oct 26, 2006	44D	Have a shortage	Todd McClary and Dave Tuller	Shortz
Sun Oct 17, 1999	131A	Expire (3)	Bob and Sharon Klahn	Shortz
Sun Dec 7, 1997	22A	Expire (3)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Aug 4, 1996	37A	Expire (3)	D. Tuller	Shortz

6 results for RUNOUT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 20, 1991	7D	Lapse	Ronnie K. Allen	Maleska
Sun Nov 30, 1975	11D	Exhaust	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Fri Mar 6, 1964	15A	Come to an end.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 14, 1960	22A	Come to an end.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sat Aug 15, 1959	22A	Expire.	John F. Byrne	Farrar
Sun Nov 15, 1953	54D	Come to an end.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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