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5 results for ETYMA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 12, 2018	50D	Root words (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Jul 2, 2015	11D	Root words (2)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Fri Apr 21, 2006	20A	Historical word forms	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun May 15, 2005	65D	Linguistic roots	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu May 8, 1997	41D	Old words from which modern words are derived	David J. Kahn	Shortz

8 results for ETYMA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 18, 1992	27D	Root words	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Fri Mar 17, 1989	47D	Root words	Charles E. Gersch	Maleska
Sun Sep 27, 1987	91D	Original word forms	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Mar 2, 1986	15D	Word origins	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Sat Aug 6, 1983	40D	Original meanings	Robert Katz	Maleska
Sun May 18, 1980	124D	Original forms of words	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Tue Oct 19, 1976	62A	Source words	Virginia Butler	Weng
Sun Feb 20, 1972	61A	Source words	Elizabeth A. Yaro	Weng

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