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5 results for CLEARUP from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 23, 2017	22D	Fully explain	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Fri Jul 17, 2015	47A	Explain	Paolo Pasco	Shortz
Mon Sep 9, 2013	2D	Become less cloudy	Gary Cee	Shortz
Fri Oct 21, 2011	55A	Resolve (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Aug 30, 2003	38D	Resolve (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz

6 results for CLEARUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 19, 1989	109A	End the reign of rain	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Sep 7, 1986	86D	Make orderly	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Oct 11, 1964	24A	Explain.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Dec 17, 1963	29A	Become sunny.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sat Aug 18, 1962	3D	Elucidate.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Apr 18, 1960	22D	Free from disorder.	Unknown	Farrar

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