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2 results for STRIVING from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 8, 2011	87D	Giving it 110%, so to speak	Daniel A. Finan	Shortz
Wed Jun 2, 2010	39D	Trying hard	Adam Cohen	Shortz

6 results for STRIVING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 7, 1993	39D	Goal-oriented activity	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Mar 25, 1975	3D	Endeavoring	John Prytz	Weng
Mon Jan 28, 1974	27A	Contending	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Sun Nov 6, 1966	26A	Endeavor.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Oct 22, 1959	36D	Doing battle.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 28, 1956	31A	Working hard.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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