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7 results for GANEF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 14, 2012	38A	Rascal, in slang	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Jul 15, 2012	24D	Thief, slangily	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Jun 26, 2011	18D	Thief, in Yiddish (2)	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Sun Dec 12, 2004	80D	Swindler, slangily (2)	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Thu Sep 7, 2000	9A	Swindler, slangily (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Nov 29, 1996	8D	Thief, in Yiddish (2)	B. White	Shortz
Wed Nov 9, 1994	29A	Yiddish crook	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz

1 result for GANEF from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 2, 2003	Diagramless	7D	Slang for thief, from the Yiddish	Dave Tuller	Shortz

10 results for GANEF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 26, 1988	1D	Rascal	Walter Covell	Maleska
Thu Nov 6, 1986	1D	Thief	Eileen Lexau	Maleska
Sun Mar 16, 1986	114A	Petty crook	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Sat Feb 23, 1985	26A	Thief	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Fri Jul 24, 1981	43A	He might steal from a yenta	Henry Hook	Maleska
Thu Aug 11, 1977	25D	Thief: Slang	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Fri May 6, 1977	25D	Rascal: Slang	Robert W. Sturges	Maleska
Mon Jul 20, 1970	40D	Yiddish crook	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 5, 1955	42A	Thief: Yiddish.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Feb 20, 1955	48A	Thief, from the Yiddish.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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