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8 results for DEFLATE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 6, 2025	24D	Take down, as a bouncy house	Rena Cohen	Shortz
Thu Oct 1, 2020	9A	Let the air out of	Adam Fromm	Shortz
Thu Aug 8, 2013	1D	Collapse (2)	Daniel A. Finan	Shortz
Fri Feb 16, 2007	13D	Let down	Charles Barasch	Shortz
Sun Jul 2, 2006	57A	Opposite of blow up	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Nov 15, 2002	32A	Collapse (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Mar 2, 1996	41D	Puncture	N. Joline	Shortz
Sun Jul 2, 1995	36A	Take the wind out of	Alex K. Justin	Shortz

12 results for DEFLATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 19, 1985	1D	Lessen money in circulation	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Mar 12, 1982	5D	Put a pin in a balloon	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Wed Jan 6, 1982	5D	Take the air out	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Sun Sep 19, 1976	94A	Take down a peg	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Fri Feb 16, 1973	43A	Take down a peg	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 30, 1972	102A	Do a balloon job	Mona Abramesco	Weng
Thu Jan 29, 1970	46A	Puncture	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 5, 1969	14D	Collapse	Emanuel Berg	Weng
Sun Nov 20, 1966	62D	Prick, as a balloon.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Feb 28, 1965	16A	Lessen in importance.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sat Oct 22, 1960	65A	Release air from.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 22, 1952	21A	Remove the air from.	Unknown	Farrar

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