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7 results for SPIFF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 10, 2021	14A	Neaten (up) (2)	Alex Bajcz	Shortz
Sat Jul 28, 2012	1D	Neaten (up) (2)	Victor Fleming and Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Sun Nov 30, 2008	97D	Spruce (up) (3)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Thu Oct 18, 2007	52D	Spruce (up) (3)	Lucy Gardner Anderson	Shortz
Thu Feb 22, 2007	26D	Spruce (up) (3)	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Sat Jan 12, 2002	47A	Smarten (up)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Jun 5, 1994	51D	Neaten, with "up"	Dean Niles	Shortz

1 result for SPIFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 15, 1948	7A	Splendid: Slang.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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