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6 results for BRUSQUE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 12, 2021	41D	Succinct, if nothing else	Patrick John Duggan	Shortz
Fri Aug 2, 2013	41D	Curt (3)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Tue May 3, 2011	2D	Short (2)	Kevan Choset	Shortz
Fri Jun 2, 2000	36A	Short (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Dec 26, 1995	40D	Curt (3)	Jonathan Schmatzbach	Shortz
Sat Apr 23, 1994	61A	Curt (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

6 results for BRUSQUE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 3, 1985	42D	Abrupt in speech	Mary C. Whitten	Maleska
Sat Sep 27, 1980	36A	Curt	Jim Modney	Maleska
Thu Mar 1, 1973	36D	Abrupt	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 30, 1963	4D	Curt.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 8, 1962	75D	Abrupt.	Ted Dombras	Farrar
Thu Sep 25, 1952	41D	Abrupt.	Unknown	Farrar

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