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5 results for FIDE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 29, 2019	25A	Bona ___ (3)	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Thu Sep 28, 2000	64A	World chess org.	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Sat May 22, 1999	55A	Worldwide chess org.	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Tue Apr 8, 1997	55D	Bona ___ (3)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Mon Nov 6, 1995	12D	Bona ___ (3)	Roger H. Courtney	Shortz

27 results for FIDE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 20, 1993	51A	Bona follower	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Tue Jan 29, 1985	62A	Bona ___	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Wed Jan 2, 1985	39A	Bona ___	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Mon Feb 23, 1981	2D	Bona ___	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Mon Sep 27, 1976	62A	Bona ___	McCain	Weng
Tue Aug 26, 1975	53D	Bona ___	John Prytz	Weng
Fri Apr 11, 1975	12D	Bona ___	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Thu Oct 25, 1973	53D	Bona ___	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 25, 1973	30D	Bona ___	Arnold Moss	Weng
Sun Jul 12, 1970	73A	Bona ___	Jennie Lemmo	Weng
Fri Jun 12, 1970	24A	Bona ___	Unknown	Weng
Tue Oct 29, 1968	37D	Bona ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 26, 1967	32A	Bona ___.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Jan 1, 1967	106D	Bona ___.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Fri Jul 22, 1966	16D	Bona ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 4, 1964	13D	Bona ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1964	65A	Bona ___.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Wed Oct 9, 1963	3D	Bona ___.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Feb 18, 1962	125D	Bona ___.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Sun Oct 9, 1960	47D	Bona ___.	Herbert Lyle	Farrar
Sat Aug 27, 1960	21A	Bona ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 21, 1960	1A	Bona ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 28, 1959	54D	Bona ___.	Helen Smathers	Farrar
Sat Mar 23, 1957	17D	Bona ___.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Jun 10, 1956	84A	Bona ___.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Mon Feb 20, 1956	55D	Bona ___.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1955	85A	Bona ___.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar

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