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2 results for PREVENT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 4, 2008	26A	Forestall	Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sat Apr 9, 1994	41D	Stop	Randolph Ross	Shortz

2 results for PREVENT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 27, 2010	Cryptic	7D	Thwart spin doctoring incident (7)	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
Oct 26, 2003	Cryptic	17D	Stop back in, but never pay (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

12 results for PREVENT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 7, 1993	9D	Hinder	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Fri Nov 1, 1985	11A	Forestall	Robert Katz	Maleska
Fri Aug 2, 1985	45D	Obviate	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Sun Mar 24, 1985	85D	Obviate	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Sat Jun 23, 1979	34D	Obviate	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Tue Nov 7, 1978	40D	Stop	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sat Nov 6, 1971	23D	Obviate	Unknown	Weng
Tue Dec 30, 1969	5D	Obviate.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 27, 1966	31D	Avert.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1953	79A	Forestall.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Fri Oct 5, 1951	43D	Keep from occurring.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sat Dec 23, 1950	3D	Hamper.	Unknown	Farrar

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