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8 results for CLOSETO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 5, 2020	11D	Near (3)	Laura Taylor Kinnel	Shortz
Fri Jul 31, 2015	12D	All but	James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson	Shortz
Fri Jun 13, 2014	18A	Almost equaling	David Steinberg	Shortz
Sat Nov 19, 2011	39D	By	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Sat Jul 21, 2007	39D	Almost at	Raymond C. Young	Shortz
Thu Jan 16, 2003	45D	Nearly	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sun Nov 11, 2001	80D	Near (3)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Mon Feb 21, 2000	10D	Near (3)	Randy Sowell	Shortz

4 results for CLOSETO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 27, 1979	42D	"Stick ___ your desks ... ": G.&S.	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun May 21, 1972	14A	Near	Diana Sessions	Weng
Sun Apr 20, 1969	86D	Near	Nancy Atkinson	Weng
Sun Nov 10, 1968	12D	Near	Will Weng	Farrar

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