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4 results for DISSOLVE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 5, 2011	75A	Break up (2)	Yaakov Bendavid	Shortz
Sat Jun 6, 2009	64A	Film editing technique	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Mon Jun 30, 1997	9D	Liquefy	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sat Apr 9, 1994	53A	Break up (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz

1 result for DISSOLVE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 22, 2024	Cryptic	16A	Abolish seedy bar absorbing loss, in retrospect (8)	Stella Zawistowski	Fagliano

8 results for DISSOLVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Apr 4, 1983	49A	Liquefy	Frank Geary	Maleska
Thu Mar 3, 1983	49A	Break up	Dorothy Smitonick	Maleska
Thu May 25, 1972	11D	Movie transition	Unknown	Weng
Mon Apr 24, 1972	38D	Film-transition device	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 31, 1971	32D	Movie fade-out	Martha DeWitt	Weng
Sat Jun 22, 1957	7D	Fade-out, in movies.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon May 21, 1956	4D	Fade in or fade out.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Apr 24, 1955	11D	Camera fadeaway.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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