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24 results for DIBS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 10, 2021	111A	"This one's all mine!"	Alex Bajcz	Shortz
Wed Mar 6, 2019	43D	"It's mine!"	Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard	Shortz
Sun May 13, 2018	52D	"That's mine!" (4)	Neville Fogarty and Erik Agard	Shortz
Sun Nov 26, 2017	113D	"I call that!"	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sat Apr 22, 2017	6D	"Mine!" (2)	Adam Fromm	Shortz
Tue Sep 13, 2016	31A	Rights, informally	Stanley Newman	Shortz
Tue Jul 19, 2016	52A	"Mine!" (2)	James Mulhern	Shortz
Wed Apr 27, 2016	27D	"Mine!," in a schoolyard	Jeff Stillman	Shortz
Mon Aug 10, 2015	44A	"That's mine!" (4)	C. W. Stewart	Shortz
Mon Sep 3, 2012	52D	"That's mine!" (4)	C. W. Stewart	Shortz
Fri Dec 5, 2008	6A	Claim exclamation	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sun Nov 9, 2008	9D	Childish claim	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Tue Oct 16, 2007	21D	"That's mine!" (4)	Michael Kaplan	Shortz
Wed Oct 12, 2005	33A	Claimer's cry	Paul Guttormsson	Shortz
Sun Aug 8, 2004	77A	Claim (2)	Bill Zais	Shortz
Wed Jul 7, 2004	19A	Claimant's claim	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Jul 29, 2002	10D	Have ___ on (claim)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Wed Dec 6, 2000	28A	Claims, informally	Mel Taub (and crossword class)	Shortz
Tue Nov 23, 1999	26D	Claim-staker's claim	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat Jan 9, 1999	46A	First ___	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sun Aug 16, 1998	99D	Rights (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Aug 2, 1996	65A	Claim (2)	J. Herrington	Shortz
Tue Jun 11, 1996	1D	Rights (2)	G. E. Paul	Shortz
Tue Aug 15, 1995	1D	Claim, informally	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz

1 result for DIBS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 17, 2003	Acrostic	D	Colloquially, a claim to something desired	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

11 results for DIBS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 10, 1990	81D	Sweet syrup used in the East	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Oct 8, 1989	38A	Claim	Jim Page	Maleska
Fri Jun 24, 1988	47A	Sweet syrup of the East	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Sun Nov 23, 1986	99D	Jacks, to London tots	Nancy W. Atkinson	Maleska
Wed Oct 1, 1975	35A	Have ___ on (claim)	Marie West	Weng
Fri Feb 21, 1975	20A	Have ___ on (claim)	Chet Currier	Weng
Tue Mar 2, 1965	55D	Game of jacks, in Britain.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 4, 1961	23D	Bobs fish bait.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 1, 1960	58D	Drops bait.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 11, 1955	53A	Bobs bait for fish.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Jul 12, 1951	20D	Fishes with a bobbing bait.	Unknown	Farrar

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