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10 results for SKIMS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 9, 2022	5A	Gives a once-over	David Tuffs	Shortz
Tue Sep 18, 2018	1D	Removes, as cream	Greg Johnson	Shortz
Fri Apr 10, 2015	9D	Races over	David Phillips	Shortz
Mon Nov 3, 2014	34A	Reads quickly (2)	Janet R. Bender	Shortz
Tue Jul 8, 2014	27A	Reads rapidly	Bruce Venzke and Gail Grabowski	Shortz
Wed Mar 7, 2012	38D	Removes cream from	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Jul 16, 2010	50D	Hardly pores over	Mel Rosen	Shortz
Tue Jun 27, 2006	22D	Reads quickly (2)	Damon J. Gulczynski	Shortz
Sun Mar 5, 1995	57A	Sees just the highlights	A.J. Santora	Shortz
Wed May 18, 1994	40A	Thumbs through	Daniel R. Stark	Shortz

15 results for SKIMS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 5, 1990	61A	Takes off the cream	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Tue May 26, 1987	1D	Glides over	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Thu Sep 12, 1985	42A	Takes the top off	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Sun Feb 22, 1981	37D	Hydroplanes	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sat Jan 19, 1980	26D	Hydroplanes	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Tue Apr 26, 1977	25D	Thumbs (through)	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sun Dec 22, 1974	61D	Goes over lightly	Anne Fox	Weng
Sun Apr 11, 1971	35D	Removes cream	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sat Apr 13, 1968	63A	Reads rapidly.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 26, 1962	53A	Reads rapidly.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Sep 3, 1961	45D	Glides.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Feb 5, 1961	15D	Glides lightly.	Dortha F. Marks	Farrar
Mon Nov 28, 1960	63A	Looks at hastily or carelessly.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 19, 1953	32D	Glides lightly over.	Victor Goldfarb	Farrar
Sun Oct 20, 1946	82D	Reads superficially.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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