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5 results for HALVA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 2, 2021	44A	Confection popular in South Asia and the Mideast	Vaibhav Srikaran and Matthew Stock	Shortz
Wed Jun 21, 2017	53D	Sesame-seed-and-honey confection	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Sat Feb 27, 2016	30D	Crumbly Mideastern dessert	Julian Lim	Shortz
Sat Sep 8, 2007	42D	Flaky Turkish confection	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Dec 22, 1993	16A	Nuts-and-honey snack	Morton B. Braun	Shortz

4 results for HALVA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 13, 1985	56D	Sesame honey confection	Laufer	Maleska
Sun Sep 8, 1974	15D	Turkish sweet: Var.	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sat Jun 19, 1965	25D	Honey confection.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 27, 1963	64A	Confection of honey and sesame seed.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar

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