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12 results for ESTUARY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 3, 2024	7D	Chesapeake Bay is one	Alex Eaton-Salners	Fagliano
Wed Oct 3, 2018	46D	Where a river meets the sea (2)	Jennifer Nutt	Shortz
Thu Nov 17, 2011	29D	Chesapeake Bay, e.g.	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Mon Feb 7, 2011	2D	Wide part of a river where it meets the sea	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Sun Feb 11, 2007	39D	Río de la Plata, e.g. (2)	Mark Feldman	Shortz
Mon Jan 3, 2005	46D	Ocean inlet	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Fri Oct 24, 2003	17A	Little sound (2)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Mon Aug 20, 2001	10D	Inlet	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Fri May 18, 2001	30D	Río de la Plata, e.g. (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Nov 4, 2000	20A	Little sound (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Mar 17, 2000	31A	Where a river meets the sea (2)	Glenton Petgrave	Shortz
Wed Jun 10, 1998	4D	River's end	Nancy S. Ross	Shortz

3 results for ESTUARY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 29, 2019	Acrostic	F	What New York's East River actually is	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Sep 22, 2013	Acrostic	F	Delaware Bay or Long Island Sound, e.g.	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jan 30, 2005	Panda	2D	To get to sea you try this route	Mel Taub	Shortz

16 results for ESTUARY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 29, 1987	43D	Sea arm	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Thu Dec 11, 1980	23D	Sea inlet	Rubin	Maleska
Wed Mar 19, 1975	41D	Thames area	Diana Sessions	Weng
Mon Jul 17, 1972	37D	Sea arm	Unknown	Weng
Fri Nov 24, 1967	39A	Part of a river.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 28, 1966	40A	Tidal river.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sat Apr 3, 1965	4D	Mouth of a river.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 16, 1964	21A	Inlet.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Fri Sep 6, 1963	25A	Arm of the sea.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 28, 1963	19A	Inlet.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 30, 1961	106D	Firth.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Fri May 17, 1957	11D	Arm of the sea.	Peter L. Tea, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Jul 8, 1953	39A	Wide mouth of a river.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Dec 27, 1951	58A	Sea arm at lower end of a river.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 24, 1950	42A	River mouth.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun May 6, 1945	48A	Mouth of the Thames.	C. W. Cross	Farrar

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