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10 results for MATTER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 15, 2023	21A	"What's the ___?"	Michael Schlossberg	Shortz
Mon Sep 7, 2020	4A	No laughing ___	Gareth Bain	Shortz
Sat May 30, 2015	61A	Count	Samuel A. Donaldson and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Wed Mar 27, 2013	26D	Concern (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Apr 2, 2012	20A	Make a difference (2)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Fri Aug 14, 2009	21A	Stuff	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Mon Feb 10, 2003	45D	Mean something	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Thu Dec 5, 1996	1D	Concern (2)	B. Jorgensen	Shortz
Mon Sep 26, 1994	19D	Make a difference (2)	Sidney L. Robbins	Shortz
Sun Jun 26, 1994	19D	Have significance	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz

21 results for MATTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 24, 1988	49D	Make a difference	Barbara J. Weakley	Maleska
Fri Feb 5, 1988	38A	Gray ___ (brains)	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Wed Nov 26, 1986	24A	Signify	Elissa Koolyk	Maleska
Sun Sep 14, 1986	30A	Archer's "A ___ of Honor"	E.T.M.	Maleska
Mon Apr 14, 1986	25A	What mind wins over	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Mon Nov 3, 1980	44A	"More ___, with less art": Shak.	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sun Sep 28, 1980	38D	Topic	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Mon Jul 2, 1979	45A	"More ___ with less art": "Hamlet"	Strassheim	Maleska
Wed Nov 10, 1976	6D	Be significant	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Thu Aug 29, 1974	45A	Gray ___	Herb L. Risteen	Weng
Sat May 23, 1970	14A	Substance	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 8, 1966	88D	Have importance.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Feb 26, 1966	10D	Be of importance.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Fri May 4, 1962	29A	Substance.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Sun Oct 15, 1961	144A	Signify.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Sun Jul 13, 1958	1D	___ of fact.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Feb 16, 1958	78D	Thing or affair.	Arthur Lewis	Farrar
Mon Jul 29, 1957	42D	Import.	Mary D. Weisser	Farrar
Sun Jul 18, 1954	92D	Be of consequence.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu May 14, 1953	28A	Be of importance.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Oct 8, 1950	78A	Greene's "Heart of the ___."	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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