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2 results for SOFTENED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 23, 2002	36D	Not so harsh	Dana Motley	Shortz
Mon Jul 15, 1996	33A	Began to melt	S. Spadaccini	Shortz

1 result for SOFTENED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 24, 2019	Acrostic	F	Went from adamant to amenable	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for SOFTENED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 24, 1968	9D	Mitigated.	Emanuel Berg	Farrar
Sun Mar 20, 1966	4D	Plasticized.	A. J. Santora	Farrar

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