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2 results for FORMER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 17, 2019	85D	Onetime	Sophia Maymudes and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Mon Jul 27, 2009	22D	Previous	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz

7 results for FORMER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 22, 1984	94D	Previous	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Thu Jul 4, 1974	1D	Erstwhile	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Sun Mar 13, 1966	75A	Quondam.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun Feb 20, 1966	37D	Quondam.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri May 28, 1965	42A	Quondam.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 29, 1956	44D	Previous.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Oct 15, 1950	113D	Earlier.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar

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