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16 results for CPOS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 23, 2017	78A	Naval noncoms (3)	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Tue Jun 21, 2011	5A	Noncom naval personnel	Kelsey Boes	Shortz
Fri Jan 21, 2011	31D	Navy equivalents of S.F.C.'s	Pete Mitchell	Shortz
Sat Aug 29, 2009	10D	Coast Guard noncoms (2)	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Sun May 10, 2009	93A	Some ship personnel, briefly (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Jun 7, 2008	15A	Coast Guard noncoms (2)	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Sun Aug 12, 2007	29A	U.S.N. noncoms (2)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Fri Jun 16, 2006	34D	Some ship personnel, briefly (2)	Alan Olschwang	Shortz
Mon Feb 28, 2005	58D	Navy noncoms, for short	Marjorie Berg	Shortz
Sun Sep 28, 2003	39A	Navy noncoms	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Jan 19, 2003	93A	Naval noncoms (3)	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Fri Oct 22, 1999	53D	Nav. ratings	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Tue Aug 4, 1998	24D	Naval noncoms (3)	Janet R. Bender	Shortz
Sun Sep 14, 1997	100D	U.S.N. personnel	Frank Longo	Shortz
Sat Jul 15, 1995	19A	U.S.N. noncoms (2)	Rand H. Burns	Shortz
Fri Jan 21, 1994	45A	TV's Sharkey et al.	A.J. Santora	Shortz

1 result for CPOS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 16, 2003	Diagramless	17D	Some noncoms	Fred Piscop	Shortz

16 results for CPOS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 10, 1991	7A	TV's Sharkey et al.	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Fri Jan 12, 1990	30D	Certain U S N men	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Thu Aug 15, 1985	1D	Naval noncoms	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Nov 19, 1978	107A	Naval noncoms	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Sun Dec 19, 1976	78A	Navy noncoms	Anne Fox	Weng
Sun Oct 10, 1976	11A	Navy noncoms	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Tue Sep 18, 1973	46A	Navy men: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Nov 18, 1967	10A	Navy men, for short.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 15, 1967	43D	Navy men, for short.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Jun 13, 1964	10A	Naval men.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 15, 1962	54D	Navy men, for short.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Apr 3, 1960	85D	Navy men: Abbr.	Tom Mixon	Farrar
Tue Jan 5, 1960	27D	Noncommissioned naval officers: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 14, 1959	61D	Navy men.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Wed Sep 10, 1958	23A	Petty officers: Colloq.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Sat Jan 8, 1955	50D	Naval equivalent of M/Sgts.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar

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