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7 results for RECEDES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 19, 2024	38D	Moves away	August Miller	Fagliano
Tue Jul 18, 2023	66A	Goes out like the tide	Karen and Paul Steinberg	Shortz
Tue Oct 6, 2009	26A	Moves back, as a hairline	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Mon Jul 19, 1999	4D	Falls back	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sun Jul 18, 1999	103A	Dwindles	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Sat Nov 15, 1997	39D	Moves back	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Sun May 29, 1994	43D	Abates	Janet R. Bender	Shortz

22 results for RECEDES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 9, 1993	38A	Ebbs	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sat Jul 25, 1992	1A	Slopes backward	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Sun Aug 4, 1991	56A	What a hairline sometimes does	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Fri May 20, 1988	23D	Ebbs	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Thu Nov 19, 1987	49A	Ebbs	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Mon Jun 29, 1987	42A	Ebbs	Fred Toole	Maleska
Tue Sep 2, 1980	39A	Ebbs	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Mon Nov 3, 1975	43D	Ebbs	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sat Nov 4, 1967	1A	Grows less.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 20, 1965	3D	Withdraws.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 17, 1963	39D	Ebbs.	John Byrne	Farrar
Mon Apr 4, 1960	27A	Withdraws.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 14, 1958	35A	Ebbs.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Fri Jul 11, 1958	24A	Falls back.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Tue Jan 28, 1958	46A	Moves back.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun May 26, 1957	71D	Falls back.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Tue Jul 13, 1954	21D	Falls back.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 15, 1953	22A	Moves back.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Fri May 22, 1953	45D	Slopes backwards.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 13, 1950	16D	Flows back.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jan 7, 1945	113D	Withdraws.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Dec 13, 1942	37A	Gives way.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar

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