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5 results for LANTERNS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 27, 2019	63D	The "two" in "two if by sea"	Michael Paleos	Shortz
Fri Oct 5, 2018	22D	Some camping gear	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Fri Aug 15, 2008	36D	Power outage backups	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Thu Jul 15, 1999	39D	Revere's signals	Zack Butler	Shortz
Sat May 28, 1994	37D	Spelunking equipment	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz

9 results for LANTERNS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 20, 1988	14D	Japan's Feast of ___	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Sat Mar 24, 1979	38D	Feast of ___, in Chinatown	Jean Reed	Maleska
Sun Mar 4, 1973	58A	Signals for Revere	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Tue Mar 23, 1971	60A	Paul Revere's signals	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 6, 1964	27A	Signal lights.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon May 16, 1960	36A	Signals for Paul Revere.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 24, 1960	60A	Portable lights.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 20, 1960	115A	Source of illumination.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Dec 28, 1953	1D	Party decorations from China or Japan.	Marian Moeser	Farrar

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