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5 results for ABILITY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 7, 2022	45A	Skill	Jill Singer	Shortz
Sun May 2, 2021	8D	Means	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Thu Sep 6, 2018	65A	Superhero's defining quality	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Dec 26, 1999	21A	Fitness	Greg Staples	Shortz
Sun Apr 30, 1995	122A	Faculty	Warren W. Reich	Shortz

1 result for ABILITY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 3, 2005	Acrostic	W	"We do not lay on any soul a burden except to the extent of its ___" (The Koran)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for ABILITY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 17, 1952	15A	Skill in doing.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 23, 1952	7D	Power to cope with tasks.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 21, 1950	52A	Aptitude.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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