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2 results for BRAINCHILD from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 12, 2010	64A	Birth of a notion?	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sat Apr 5, 2008	56A	Bean product?	Rich Norris	Shortz

4 results for BRAINCHILD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 23, 1986	20A	Bright idea	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Wed Aug 4, 1982	3D	One's own creation	Newell	Maleska
Thu Jul 28, 1977	57A	Product of mental labor	Ann Jenkins	Maleska
Tue Oct 29, 1957	27D	Idea: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar

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