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11 results for ANACT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 17, 2023	23D	"It was all ___!" ("They were just pretending!")	Erika Ettin	Shortz
Sun Feb 10, 2019	46A	"It was all ___"	Lee Taylor	Shortz
Sun Sep 28, 2014	2D	Put on ___ (3)	Todd Gross	Shortz
Tue Apr 17, 2007	3D	Put on ___ (fake it)	Jennifer Nutt	Shortz
Sat Nov 11, 2006	9D	"It's all ___" (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Jul 31, 2004	33A	"It's all ___" (2)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Thu Mar 4, 2004	29D	Put on __	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Tue Dec 21, 1999	7D	Put on ___ (pretend) (2)	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Mon Oct 23, 1995	14A	Put on ___ (pretend) (2)	Sidney L. Robbins	Shortz
Wed Jun 1, 1994	24A	Put on ___ (3)	Bob Lubbers	Shortz
Fri Mar 4, 1994	22D	Put on ___ (3)	Betty Jorgensen	Shortz

15 results for ANACT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 10, 1990	4A	"___ of God ... ": Herbert	Reginald L. Johnson	Maleska
Sat Jan 7, 1989	6D	Put on ___ (pretend)	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Mon May 2, 1988	18A	"___ of Murder," 1948 film	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Sat Jun 26, 1982	43D	Put on ___ (feign)	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Jun 11, 1979	6D	Put on ___ (pretend)	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Thu Jul 28, 1977	32A	Put on ___ (pretend)	Ann Jenkins	Maleska
Mon Jun 6, 1977	38D	Put on ___ (pretend)	Dorothy Cannan	Maleska
Fri Mar 28, 1975	62A	Put on ___ (pretend)	Jean Reed	Weng
Thu Sep 30, 1971	6D	Put on ___	Unknown	Weng
Wed Mar 11, 1970	5D	___ of God	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 18, 1967	14A	Put on ___.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Wed Feb 1, 1967	33A	Put on ___.	Thomas E. Devlin	Farrar
Mon Nov 16, 1964	38D	Put on ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 14, 1964	9A	"___ of God."	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 15, 1963	32A	Put on ___.	Unknown	Farrar

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