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5 results for DEADENDS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 27, 2015	36A	DD	Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sat Sep 22, 2012	66A	Many leads, ultimately	Kristian House	Shortz
Tue Mar 13, 2012	57A	Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues?	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Wed Jul 7, 2004	9D	Maze features	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Thu Oct 18, 2001	13D	They get you nowhere	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

2 results for DEADENDS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 7, 2022	Panda	1A	D&D	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Nov 29, 2020	Panda	60A	Saddened things that go nowhere	Sam Ezersky	Shortz

2 results for DEADENDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 3, 1981	66A	Kin of culs-de-sac	Gerald Brooks	Maleska
Mon Apr 18, 1955	40D	Difficulties without solution.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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