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4 results for ABDICATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 29, 2024	38D	Renounce	Esha Datta	Shortz
Sun Oct 30, 2011	66D	Step down, in a way	Andrea Carla Michaels & Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Mon Sep 13, 1999	35D	Step down	Fran and Lou Sabin	Shortz
Sat Sep 17, 1994	34D	Relinquish	Rich Norris	Shortz

1 result for ABDICATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 5, 2011	Acrostic	B	Do as Diocletian did in A.D. 305	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

6 results for ABDICATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 15, 1987	31A	Emulate Edward VIII	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Sun Apr 23, 1978	125A	Renounce	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Wed Dec 3, 1975	37D	Quit, à la Edward	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Sat Jul 12, 1975	53A	Emulate Edward VIII	Anthony B. Canning	Weng
Thu Dec 14, 1967	10D	Renounce responsibility.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Mon Sep 11, 1967	39D	Renounce.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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