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1 result for HOMS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 28, 2015	71A	War-torn Syrian city	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz

9 results for HOMS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 24, 1992	87A	Port in Libya	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Aug 1, 1965	99A	Port near Tripoli.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Jun 29, 1965	10D	City in Syria.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 2, 1962	56D	City in Syria.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 14, 1960	86A	Syrian city on the Orontes.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sat Jan 31, 1959	1A	City in central Syria.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Tue Jun 26, 1956	25A	City in Syria.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1944	59A	Libyan port, east of Tripoli.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Apr 4, 1943	57D	Strategic seaport east of Tripoli.	Louis Shields	Farrar

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