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6 results for BELABOR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 12, 2024	50D	Go on and on about (2)	Avery Gee Katz	Fagliano
Sat Apr 14, 2018	40D	Go on and on about (2)	Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Sun Feb 15, 2015	88A	Overstress	Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Tue Jun 1, 2010	42D	Beat to death, so to speak	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Fri Jun 14, 2002	21D	Dwell on (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Fri Apr 5, 2002	28A	Dwell on (2)	Peter Gordon	Shortz

10 results for BELABOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 22, 1987	41D	Excoriate verbally	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Dec 17, 1983	35D	Scold	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Thu Feb 10, 1983	8A	Drub	Greene	Maleska
Fri Mar 16, 1979	21A	Attack	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Mon Nov 1, 1976	42A	Go on and on with	Margery Bernstein	Weng
Sun Mar 23, 1975	33A	Dwell on to excess	Tom Mixon	Weng
Thu Jan 30, 1964	39A	Attack verbally.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sat Jul 8, 1961	17A	Attack verbally.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 1, 1955	46D	Attack verbally.	Gene Kosic	Farrar
Sun Oct 19, 1952	59D	Beat vigorously.	Israel Gitter	Farrar

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