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2 results for TORNUP from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 28, 2016	50A	Distraught	Frederick J. Healy	Shortz
Tue Sep 30, 1997	21A	In shreds	Nancy Schuster	Shortz

8 results for TORNUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 7, 1974	32D	In shreds	Elizabeth A. Yaro	Weng
Fri Apr 5, 1968	48A	In violent disarray.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 6, 1966	20A	Shredded.	Will Weng	Farrar
Sun Oct 4, 1964	21A	Like some roads.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Wed Jul 29, 1964	44D	In tatters.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 18, 1964	4D	Ripped apart.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 24, 1963	78A	Like some streets.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon May 13, 1957	47A	Ripped to pieces.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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