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4 results for SHORTOF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 11, 2024	12D	Lacking (2)	Peter Koetters	Shortz
Sun Nov 24, 2019	46A	Lacking (2)	Frank Longo	Shortz
Sat Jun 6, 2015	21A	Less than	Jason Flinn	Shortz
Sun Jan 18, 1998	90D	Excluding	Ed Early and Bob Klahn	Shortz

1 result for SHORTOF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 15, 1965	76D	Lacking.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar

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