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12 results for FROWN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 31, 2020	29D	:-( (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Aug 23, 2020	29D	What a left parenthesis suggests in an emoticon	Barbara Lin	Shortz
Fri Aug 12, 2011	37D	:-( (2)	Julian Lim	Shortz
Fri Dec 16, 2005	26A	Glower	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Dec 2, 2004	42D	Dirty look	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Nov 17, 2004	47A	Displeased look (3)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Mon Sep 15, 2003	22D	Displeased look (3)	Sheldon Benardo	Shortz
Mon Feb 3, 2003	22D	Displeased look (3)	Sheldon Benardo	Shortz
Thu Apr 9, 1998	7D	Upside-down smile	Betty Jorgensen	Shortz
Sun Jan 11, 1998	39D	Show disapproval	Nancy Joline and Peg Conner	Shortz
Thu Apr 6, 1995	15A	Show displeasure	Lois Sidway	Shortz
Fri Feb 11, 1994	46A	Lower	Harvey Estes	Shortz

3 results for FROWN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 12, 1987	5D	Disapproving look	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Fri Oct 31, 1986	29D	Expression of displeasure	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Mon Feb 22, 1965	68A	Thoughtful look.	Unknown	Farrar

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