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3 results for PLAYON from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 4, 2015	32D	Take selfish advantage of	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Sun Jul 12, 2015	37D	Exploit	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Jun 19, 2013	13D	Not stop a musical gig	Richard F. Mausser	Shortz

1 result for PLAYON from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 19, 2000	Diagramless	54D	Take selfish advantage of	Frank Longo	Shortz

8 results for PLAYON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 9, 1988	5D	___ words (pun)	Mary M. Murdoch	Maleska
Sun Apr 28, 1985	81A	"When I ___ my fiddle ... ": Yeats	Jim Page	Maleska
Thu Nov 2, 1972	44A	Encouraging words to a musician	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 12, 1968	81A	Stir the feelings of.	Arnold Moss	Farrar
Wed Nov 11, 1964	1A	___ words (pun).	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 22, 1960	43D	"If music be the food of love, ___."	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 29, 1960	25A	___ words.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 18, 1954	49A	"If music be the food of love, ___."	Jack Chaikin	Farrar

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