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8 results for JOYS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 17, 2023	1A	Delights (3)	Jeremy Newton	Shortz
Sun Mar 28, 2021	75D	Pleasures (2)	Olivia Mitra Framke	Shortz
Thu Nov 9, 2017	1A	Delights (3)	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Sun Jan 10, 2016	103A	Pleasures (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Wed Oct 3, 2012	5D	Life's pleasures	Gary Cee	Shortz
Mon Feb 10, 2003	43A	Sorrows' opposites	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Jul 25, 2000	5A	Sources of delight	Patrick Jordan	Shortz
Fri Mar 20, 1998	10D	Delights (3)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz

4 results for JOYS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Sep 23, 1981	6D	Pleasures	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Jul 2, 1964	41A	Pleasures.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 2, 1956	34A	"So cares and ___ abound ... "	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 19, 1952	32D	Pleasures.	Unknown	Farrar

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