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2 results for INSTANCE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 23, 1997	25A	Case	Bryant White	Shortz
Thu Mar 24, 1994	19A	Example	A.J. Santora	Shortz

10 results for INSTANCE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 23, 1991	9D	Example	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Sun May 12, 1991	122A	Example	Randolph Ross	Maleska
Sun Jan 22, 1989	19A	Case	Ernst T. Theimer	Maleska
Sat Dec 5, 1987	34D	Example	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Sun May 30, 1982	11D	Case	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Apr 25, 1972	7A	Example	Unknown	Weng
Fri Nov 15, 1963	37D	Illustration.	George Laczko	Farrar
Tue Oct 27, 1959	9D	Example.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 13, 1956	37D	Example.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Wed Apr 16, 1952	37D	A case in point.	Unknown	Farrar

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