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10 results for LEADIN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 19, 2022	87D	Preamble	Jeremy Newton	Shortz
Fri Mar 9, 2018	24D	Show immediately preceding another	Neville Fogarty and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Mon Mar 14, 2016	46A	Introduction (2)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Fri Jul 27, 2012	42A	Segue (2)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sat Nov 13, 1999	8A	Prelim	Jim Page	Shortz
Fri Apr 2, 1999	45D	Opener	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun May 3, 1998	22A	Introduction (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Dec 26, 1997	41D	Segue (2)	Bob Sefick	Shortz
Sat Oct 18, 1997	45D	Opening	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sat Jan 4, 1997	44D	Start of a segue	M. W. Perry	Shortz

10 results for LEADIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 30, 1991	55A	Introduction	Jacques Liwer	Maleska
Sat Jun 15, 1991	24A	Introduction	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Aug 2, 1987	52D	Intro	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Mar 1, 1987	62D	Adman's attention-getter	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Sat Nov 9, 1985	44D	Introduction	Yurie Horiguchi	Maleska
Thu May 11, 1967	39D	Radio wire.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Jan 1, 1967	63D	Antenna wire.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun Feb 12, 1961	18A	Wire on a radio.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Jun 16, 1957	20A	Wire from aerial to transmitter.	C. Hume Craft	Farrar
Sun Nov 4, 1956	5D	Antenna wire.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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