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11 results for UPTAKE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 7, 2022	60A	Comprehension (3)	Philip Wolfe	Shortz
Mon Jun 29, 2020	28D	Slow on the ___ (3)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Jan 19, 2020	76A	Comprehension (3)	Victor Barocas	Shortz
Tue Jul 3, 2018	47D	Slow on the ___ (3)	Christopher Adams	Shortz
Tue May 6, 2014	40A	Absorption	Alex Bajcz	Shortz
Tue Mar 3, 2009	46D	Slow on the ___ (3)	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Tue Aug 21, 2007	48D	Mental grasp (2)	Tom Heilman	Shortz
Sun Nov 24, 2002	17D	Comprehension (3)	Nancy Salomon and Lee Glickstein	Shortz
Wed Jun 13, 2001	47D	Understanding	Nick Grivas	Shortz
Sun Apr 18, 1999	67D	Mental grasp (2)	Frank Longo	Shortz
Tue Mar 10, 1998	2D	Slow on the ___ (thickheaded)	Patrick Jordan	Shortz

1 result for UPTAKE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 9, 2018	Acrostic	G	Ability to comprehend	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for UPTAKE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 21, 1981	45D	Ventilating shaft	Fraas	Maleska
Sun Sep 2, 1973	106D	Mental grasp	Marie West	Weng
Mon Mar 19, 1973	48A	Comprehension	Unknown	Weng
Fri Aug 16, 1968	2D	Understanding.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Jun 23, 1968	18D	Comprehension.	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Wed Jun 14, 1967	48D	Capacity for understanding.	Wells Gemberling	Farrar
Sat Jan 14, 1967	44D	Understanding: Colloq.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Fri Nov 6, 1964	50A	Comprehension.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun May 5, 1946	1A	Comprehension.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Mar 19, 1944	104D	Comprehension.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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