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11 results for AFOR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 10, 2019	34A	Get an ___ effort (8)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Dec 2, 2012	44A	Get an ___ effort (8)	Steven E. Atwood	Shortz
Sun Dec 11, 2011	82D	"___ Andromeda" (British sci-fi series)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Tue Jul 28, 2009	4D	Get an ___ effort (8)	Tony Orbach	Shortz
Mon Jun 26, 2006	28D	Get an ___ effort (8)	Randy Sowell	Shortz
Fri Aug 5, 2005	47A	___ effort (2)	David Ainslie Macleod	Shortz
Sat Jan 11, 2003	52D	___ effort (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu May 2, 2002	50D	Get an ___ effort (8)	Dave and Diane Epperson	Shortz
Thu Jul 29, 1999	60A	Get an ___ effort (8)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Feb 21, 1999	108D	Get an ___ effort (8)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Tue Dec 15, 1998	55D	Get an ___ effort (8)	Patrick Jordan	Shortz

10 results for AFOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 9, 1973	10D	Get an ___ effort	Unknown	Weng
Tue Feb 6, 1973	20D	___ effort	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 22, 1970	88D	___ effort	Frances Hansen	Weng
Tue Jun 18, 1968	56D	___ effort.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 25, 1967	14A	___ effort.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 13, 1966	10A	___ effort.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Thu Feb 24, 1966	30D	___ effort.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 20, 1964	32D	___ effort.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 10, 1962	40A	"___ effort."	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 18, 1961	2D	___ Effort.	Unknown	Farrar

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