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2 results for VALIDATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 29, 2010	36D	Confirm	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Sun Nov 6, 1994	107A	Prove	A.J. Santora	Shortz

3 results for VALIDATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 19, 1992	8D	Confirm	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Maleska
Wed Jan 3, 1968	40D	Confirm.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 30, 1957	124A	Give legal force to.	W. E. Jones	Farrar

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