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7 results for BOOKS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 6, 2023	19A	Takes off, with "it"	Carter Cobb	Shortz
Fri Oct 14, 2022	29D	Their spines aren't flexible	David Steinberg	Shortz
Thu Aug 4, 2022	45D	Has reservations about?	Ella Dershowitz	Shortz
Sun Aug 12, 2018	61A	Biblioklept's targets	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Tue Apr 9, 2013	49D	Bibliophile's love	Steve Blais	Shortz
Wed Jul 7, 2010	53A	Leaf holders	Will Nediger	Shortz
Thu Jan 11, 1996	9D	These may be hit or cooked	B. Jorgensen	Shortz

9 results for BOOKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 7, 1983	28D	Makes a reservation	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Thu Jun 24, 1976	29D	Contents of stacks	R. Kaplan	Weng
Mon May 8, 1967	59A	Learner's need.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sun Mar 26, 1967	57D	Makes reservations.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Feb 27, 1966	82A	Engages (passage).	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Thu Jul 15, 1965	47D	Good gifts for vacationers.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 18, 1954	55D	"Weapons," according to F.D.R.	Marian Moeser	Farrar
Tue Aug 11, 1953	1A	Burning topic in hot controversy.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sat Dec 15, 1951	52D	For which Par Lagerkvist won the Nobel Prize.	Unknown	Farrar

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