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4 results for CREATIVE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 9, 2022	19A	Kind of writing	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Sat Aug 7, 2021	48A	Portion of an ad agency's budget	Adam Aaronson	Shortz
Sun Nov 14, 2004	85D	Thinking outside the box	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat Aug 7, 2004	15A	Outside-the-box	Patrick Berry	Shortz

8 results for CREATIVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 18, 1983	49D	Ingenious	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Fri Jul 15, 1983	4D	Original	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Jul 24, 1979	3D	Like great artists	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sat Jun 3, 1961	9D	Productive (of).	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 1, 1956	81A	Adjective for 13 Across.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Oct 31, 1952	55A	Mentally productive.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 12, 1952	55A	Adjective for poets, painters, etc.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 22, 1951	23A	Productive.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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