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5 results for FAMOUS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 8, 2010	40A	Universally known	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Fri Nov 6, 2009	6D	Celebrated (2)	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Tue Mar 15, 2005	57A	Rich's partner	Gail Grabowski	Shortz
Wed May 5, 2004	36A	Like a Triple Crown winner	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Fri Jul 29, 1994	30A	Celebrated (2)	A. D. Cover	Shortz

2 results for FAMOUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 26, 2012	Acrostic	U	Seen in the limelight time and again	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 4, 2004	Cryptic	22D	Note tailless rodent. Noted (6)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

4 results for FAMOUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 10, 1978	5D	Renowned	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Wed Sep 28, 1977	42D	Celebrated	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Feb 23, 1947	68D	Renowned.	Archie Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Oct 13, 1946	89A	Popularly esteemed.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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