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3 results for LILLIAN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 5, 2016	28D	Jimmy Carter's mother	Roland Huget	Shortz
Mon May 18, 2015	23A	Playwright Hellman	Gene Newman	Shortz
Sat Dec 25, 2010	18A	1970s "first mother"	Stanley Newman	Shortz

5 results for LILLIAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 4, 1983	79D	Playwright Hellman	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Sun Apr 24, 1983	70A	A Carter	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Feb 12, 1952	11D	Gish or Smith.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 22, 1950	16A	She played "The Curious Savage."	Henry A. Wolfe	Farrar
Sun Mar 19, 1950	24A	Huxley's Mrs. Aldwinkle in "Those Barren Leaves."	Elizabeth Jackson	Farrar

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