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4 results for PLAYOUT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 30, 2023	20A	Unfold, as a series of events	Jeffrey Martinovic and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sat Dec 24, 2016	41D	Develop	David Steinberg	Shortz
Mon Dec 9, 2013	11D	Develop in a particular way	Nina Rulon-Miller	Shortz
Sun Mar 9, 1997	28A	Continue to the end	June Boggs	Shortz

6 results for PLAYOUT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 26, 1975	40D	Finish	Norton Rhoades	Weng
Thu Apr 5, 1973	8A	Finish	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 24, 1966	62A	End.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 30, 1964	7D	End.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 25, 1958	20A	Finish.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Tue May 25, 1954	50A	Finish the game.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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