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3 results for JOCASTA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 1, 1998	35D	Antigone's mother (2)	John Wolting	Shortz
Sat Aug 23, 1997	37A	Antigone's mother (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Tue Jul 12, 1994	7D	Oedipus's mother	Charles Arnold	Shortz

5 results for JOCASTA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 19, 1993	11D	Mother of Oedipus	Bryant White	Taub
Sat Dec 15, 1973	1A	Mother of Oedipus	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 11, 1962	13A	Wife of Laius.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Sun Dec 13, 1959	7A	Mother of Oedipus.	A. H. Drummond Jr.	Farrar
Sun Dec 22, 1957	35D	Mother of Oedipus.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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