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5 results for ADDISABABA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 22, 2022	1A	World capital whose name means "new flower"	Brooke Husic and Yacob Yonas	Shortz
Wed Oct 20, 2021	5D	Capital of Ethiopia	David W. Tuffs	Shortz
Fri Jan 30, 2009	5A	City at the foot of Mount Entoto	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Aug 11, 2007	19A	Where the African Union is headquartered	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Tue Dec 22, 1998	52A	East African capital	Adam Cohen	Shortz

1 result for ADDISABABA from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 28, 2024	Acrostic	J	P resent-day home of the "Lucy" fossil (2 wds.)	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Fagliano

10 results for ADDISABABA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 17, 1992	11D	Capital of Ethiopia	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Mon May 7, 1973	52A	Capital	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jan 8, 1965	60A	African metropolis.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 7, 1964	29D	African capital.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 3, 1963	14A	Capital of 43 Across.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 10, 1960	57A	Haile Selassie's capital.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 13, 1954	52A	African capital.	George Henderson	Farrar
Tue Mar 24, 1953	37A	A capital city of Africa, pop. about 300,000.	George Henderson	Farrar
Sat Dec 13, 1952	27D	Capital of the Negus.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 28, 1943	3D	Capital of Ethiopia.	Helen Smathers	Farrar

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