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8 results for SHROVE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 21, 2022	25A	Heard the confession of and absolved, old-style	Kyle Dolan	Shortz
Sat Jul 19, 2014	3D	Tuesday preceder	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sat Oct 30, 2010	46D	Freed from guilt	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sat Oct 8, 2005	36D	___ Sunday a k a Quinquagesima	Byron Walden	Shortz
Tue Mar 1, 2005	20A	___ Tuesday (3)	Gilbert H. Ludwig	Shortz
Sun Jul 24, 1994	47D	Tuesday type	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Mon May 16, 1994	47D	___ Tuesday (3)	Ed Pegg Jr.	Shortz
Sat Jan 15, 1994	1A	___ Tuesday (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

8 results for SHROVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 25, 1983	27A	___ Sunday	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sun Dec 19, 1982	48A	___ Tuesday (day before Lent)	Anne Fox	Maleska
Sun Aug 17, 1958	86A	___ Tuesday.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Jul 20, 1958	15D	___ Tuesday.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Sep 15, 1957	94D	___ Tuesday.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Mar 10, 1957	13A	___ Tuesday.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Aug 23, 1955	5D	___ Tuesday.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Sun Jun 6, 1948	69D	___ Tuesday.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar

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