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6 results for DETERIORATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 30, 2022	71D	Worsen significantly	Addison Snell	Shortz
Thu Dec 18, 2014	48A	*Airway	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Sat Dec 14, 2013	14A	Slide	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Fri Dec 15, 2006	50A	Go downhill	Levi Denham	Shortz
Tue Jul 24, 2001	26D	It has "rot" and "die" inside	Gayle Dean	Shortz
Thu Mar 8, 2001	62A	Waste away	Peter Gordon	Shortz

1 result for DETERIORATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 16, 2007	Cryptic	1A	"Go downhill and stop," I pontificate (11)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

1 result for DETERIORATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 5, 1965	4D	Impair.	Unknown	Farrar

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