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13 results for LEMMA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 19, 2023	43A	Step in a mathematical proof	Daniel Bodily	Shortz
Tue Jul 26, 2022	56A	Helpful theorem, in math (2)	Lillian Simpson	Shortz
Sun Feb 21, 2021	44A	Mathematical proposition	Matthew Stock	Shortz
Sat Mar 21, 2020	44A	Little theorem within a bigger theorem	Damon Gulczynski	Shortz
Sun Sep 4, 2016	69D	Basic form of a word	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Mon Jul 4, 2016	32D	Helpful theorem, in math (2)	Jill Denny and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Oct 11, 2015	57D	Subsidiary proposition	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed Dec 29, 2004	31A	Proof part, sometimes	Jay Giess	Shortz
Fri May 30, 2003	39A	Helping theorem	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Mon Feb 21, 2000	11D	Auxiliary proposition, in math	Randy Sowell	Shortz
Tue Jun 16, 1998	2D	Auxiliary proposition	Bill Ballard	Shortz
Fri Aug 30, 1996	16A	Headword (2)	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Sat Apr 8, 1995	1A	Headword (2)	A.J. Santora	Shortz

1 result for LEMMA from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 22, 2004	Acrostic	K	Proposition used to prove another proposition	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

12 results for LEMMA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 8, 1990	35A	Composition theme	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Thu Nov 26, 1987	44A	Helping theorem	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Mon Jan 18, 1982	61A	Proposition for proving a theorem	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Fri Dec 5, 1980	7D	Proposition in proving a theorem	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Wed Feb 14, 1979	26A	Auxiliary proposition, in logic	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Wed Feb 18, 1976	42D	Preliminary theorem	Evelyn B. Rosenthal	Weng
Sun Jun 29, 1975	90A	Glossary entry	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Nov 10, 1974	6D	Secondary theorem	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Fri Sep 24, 1971	47A	Preliminary theorem	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 12, 1969	59A	Glossed word	William A. Lewis Jr.	Weng
Wed May 6, 1964	2D	Secondary proposition, in logic.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 19, 1964	84D	Premise of a syllogism.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar

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