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2 results for DECREES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 10, 2016	41A	Authoritarian announcements	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Aug 27, 2015	22D	Lays down the law	Joon Pahk	Shortz

9 results for DECREES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 28, 1972	32A	Judgments	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 20, 1966	58A	Orders.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 11, 1964	42D	Commands.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 30, 1960	27D	Orders.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 30, 1958	135A	Things settled and unchangeable.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sat Nov 9, 1957	10D	Proclamations.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 21, 1957	39A	Ordinances.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Mon Feb 7, 1955	44A	Determines by law.	Elsie Bishop	Farrar
Sun Feb 3, 1952	73A	Orders.	Diana Sessions	Farrar

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