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6 results for GAINON from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 27, 2015	23A	Come closer to catching	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Tue Jan 6, 2015	63A	Start to catch up to	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Sun Jan 7, 2007	66A	Narrow the gap with	Ashish Vengsarkar	Shortz
Wed May 23, 2001	18D	Begin to catch up with	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Wed Mar 25, 1998	48D	Get closer to, in a race	Gene Newman	Shortz
Sat May 25, 1996	45D	Get closer to	F. Piscop	Shortz

1 result for GAINON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 10, 1970	10D	Overtake	Unknown	Weng

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