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2 results for RECESSED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 5, 2004	58A	Below the surface	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sat Aug 5, 2000	56A	Took a break	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

11 results for RECESSED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 7, 1991	35D	Suspended a meeting temporarily	William Baxley	Maleska
Mon Jan 16, 1984	37D	Apselike	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Mon Aug 9, 1982	39D	Discontinued activity	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Jun 6, 1982	76D	Took a break	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Fri Sep 19, 1975	11D	Like a niche	Sophie Fierman	Weng
Thu Oct 18, 1973	37D	Took a breather	Unknown	Weng
Fri Apr 23, 1971	4D	Like an alcove	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 3, 1959	80D	Set back.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Nov 17, 1958	29A	Set back.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 21, 1954	4D	Took time out.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Mon Jul 13, 1953	7D	Stopped work for a while.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar

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