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6 results for SHORTAGE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 18, 2009	30D	Supply-and-demand problem	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Tue Feb 2, 1999	44A	Deficiency	Norma Steinberg	Shortz
Tue Jul 9, 1996	37D	Deficit (3)	Jonathan Schmatzbach	Shortz
Sat Nov 18, 1995	1D	Deficit (3)	Glenton Petgrave	Shortz
Sun Feb 6, 1994	9D	Deficit (3)	Arthur S. Verdesca	Shortz
Sat Jan 1, 1994	33D	Want	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for SHORTAGE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 28, 2016	Cryptic	15A	Beach gets ticket for deficiency (8)	Daniel Raymon	Shortz

6 results for SHORTAGE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 2, 1984	37D	Deficit	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Thu Sep 3, 1981	35D	Deficit	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Jul 8, 1979	67A	Want	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Feb 23, 1968	28A	Lack.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 30, 1955	14A	Limited supply.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 15, 1944	20D	Deficit.	Bert Storey	Farrar

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