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7 results for TOSSUPS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 31, 2011	74D	Even chances (2)	Pamela Klawitter	Shortz
Sat Dec 25, 2010	61A	Some game show questions	Stanley Newman	Shortz
Sun Apr 24, 2005	59D	Hard-to-decide cases	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Thu Sep 13, 2001	61A	50-50 chances	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Wed Nov 3, 1999	9D	Even chances (2)	Greg Staples	Shortz
Wed Mar 4, 1998	39D	50-50 situations	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz
Wed Dec 6, 1995	43D	Even matches	Chet Currier	Shortz

1 result for TOSSUPS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 5, 2016	Panda	29A	50-50 bets on U.S. posts	Mel Taub	Shortz

4 results for TOSSUPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 23, 1990	87D	Even choices	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun May 15, 1966	5D	Close matches.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Wed May 4, 1966	42D	Matters of luck.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 29, 1948	80D	Fifty-fifty chances.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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