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6 results for IUM from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 20, 2020	26A	End of many a name on the periodic table	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Thu Jul 10, 2008	58A	Common suffix on chemical elements	Ari Halpern	Shortz
Sun Mar 21, 2004	40D	Elementary suffix	Roy Leban	Shortz
Sun Jan 16, 2000	26D	Elemental ending (2)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Sun Mar 14, 1999	117D	Elementary ending	Martin Schneider	Shortz
Sun Sep 7, 1997	67A	Elemental ending (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz

1 result for IUM from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 1, 2009	Diagramless	70D	Elemental ending	Paula Gamache	Shortz

3 results for IUM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 14, 1990	39A	Suffix used by physicists	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Sat Oct 15, 1966	59D	Chemical suffix.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 12, 1943	70A	Suffix in names of elements.	Alexis P. Boodberg	Farrar

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