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2 results for DISBANDS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 18, 2011	37D	Breaks up (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Jun 27, 2010	66A	Breaks up (2)	Michael J. Doran	Shortz

2 results for DISBANDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 19, 1977	38A	Breaks ranks; scatters	Virginia Butler	Maleska
Fri Sep 2, 1960	40A	Scatters.	Unknown	Farrar

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