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5 results for BYNAME from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 16, 2015	24D	One way to address someone	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Wed Mar 21, 2012	63A	Specifically (2)	Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Wed Jun 9, 2010	47D	How famous people are known	Gary Whitehead	Shortz
Sat Sep 10, 2005	45D	Specifically (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Feb 26, 2004	43A	One way to sort a list	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

3 results for BYNAME from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 23, 1987	77D	Cognomen	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Oct 19, 1963	47D	Cognomen.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Fri Nov 9, 1962	1D	67 Across, for one.	Unknown	Farrar

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