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4 results for TAKEOFF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 19, 2022	50A	Leave ... or what to do as you enter the answer to the previous clue	Alex Rosen	Shortz
Sat May 24, 2003	37D	Leave (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sat Jul 20, 1996	1A	Leave (2)	R. Norris	Shortz
Sat Jul 29, 1995	37D	Parody	Charles E. Gersch	Shortz

1 result for TAKEOFF from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 3, 2005	Acrostic	T	Leave; deduct (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

8 results for TAKEOFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 30, 1988	9D	Caricature	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Sat Nov 7, 1981	43D	Kennedy event	Ronald Rabinowitz	Maleska
Tue Feb 3, 1976	29A	Sight at J.F.K.	Jim Page	Weng
Sun Apr 17, 1966	99A	Burlesque.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue Jun 16, 1964	4D	Burlesque.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 5, 1959	103A	Departure.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Aug 10, 1958	21A	Burlesque: Colloq.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri Jun 14, 1957	38D	Imitation: Colloq.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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