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10 results for DOGSTAR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 9, 2023	39D	Brightest point in Canis Major, familiarly	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Mon Nov 16, 2020	9D	Sirius ... or Lassie, for example?	Jennifer Nutt	Shortz
Thu Sep 24, 2015	51A	Sirius (2)	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Sun Apr 12, 2015	94D	Bright spot?	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Wed Aug 22, 2012	51A	Sirius (2)	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Thu Aug 18, 2011	14D	Its rising signaled the flooding of the Nile in ancient Egypt	Kevan Choset	Shortz
Sun Jul 26, 2009	41A	Another name for 72-Across	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Sun Apr 12, 2009	50A	Bright spot in the night sky	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Fri Feb 2, 2007	9D	Guiding light	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Tue Jun 27, 2000	11D	Part of Canis Major	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz

2 results for DOGSTAR from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 3, 2017	Cryptic	28A	Darn! Mars or Mercury, in retrospect, is bright spot in the night sky (3,4)	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
Oct 10, 1999	Acrostic	U	Sirius (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for DOGSTAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 14, 1958	70A	Sirius.	Grace Hoster	Farrar
Sat Aug 27, 1955	1A	Sirius.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jan 4, 1953	59A	It's in Canis Major.	Diana R. Sessions	Farrar
Sun May 25, 1952	8A	Night's brightest luminary besides the moon.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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