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8 results for SERVES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 30, 2024	32D	Waits on (2)	Colin Adams	Fagliano
Mon May 22, 2023	49D	Starts a rally, in tennis	Đặng Quang Thắng	Shortz
Sat Mar 18, 2023	24A	Waits on (2)	Ada Nicolle	Shortz
Wed May 10, 2017	7A	Starts the game depicted in this puzzle	Ned White	Shortz
Mon Dec 30, 2013	46D	Starts of tennis rallies	David Steinberg	Shortz
Tue Jun 18, 2013	5D	Starts a volley	Tim Croce	Shortz
Fri Dec 7, 2001	17A	Puts in play	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Jun 17, 1999	4D	Starts court proceedings?	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

14 results for SERVES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 3, 1992	125A	Waits on	Rosalind Pavane	Maleska
Sat Dec 17, 1988	10D	Fills the bill	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Nov 29, 1987	17D	Court starters	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Wed Apr 17, 1985	40D	Tends	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Sat Dec 4, 1982	48D	Ping-Pong strokes	Treusch	Maleska
Thu Sep 6, 1979	42A	Does a restaurant job	Chet Currier	Maleska
Sat Oct 2, 1971	30A	Laver specialties	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 25, 1971	23A	Puts a certain ball in play	Unknown	Weng
Fri Sep 18, 1970	52D	Answers a purpose	Unknown	Weng
Tue Dec 11, 1956	22A	Helps forward.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sat Oct 27, 1956	9D	Waits on.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1955	116D	Badminton plays.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Thu Jul 29, 1954	19A	Trabert's specialties.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Sep 28, 1947	111A	Does military duty.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar

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