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6 results for PLAYAT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 19, 2017	45D	Do unseriously	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Sat May 9, 2015	31A	Do halfheartedly	Kristian House	Shortz
Mon Mar 30, 2015	40A	Not engage in seriously	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Thu Oct 15, 2009	22D	Dabble in (3)	Victor Fleming	Shortz
Wed Mar 16, 2005	6D	Dabble in (3)	Holden Baker	Shortz
Mon Aug 25, 2003	38D	Dabble in (3)	Craig Kasper	Shortz

3 results for PLAYAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 4, 1982	5D	Pretend interest in	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Mon Apr 4, 1966	43A	Perform halfheartedly.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Fri Oct 6, 1961	9D	Participate in.	Unknown	Farrar

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