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6 results for LINGUA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 21, 2016	30D	___ franca (common tongue)	Julie Bérubé	Shortz
Fri Jul 9, 2010	59A	Latin tongue	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Tue Mar 3, 2009	48D	___ franca (2)	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Sun Mar 9, 2008	94D	___ franca (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri May 26, 2006	54A	Latinum or Graecum	Mike Torch	Shortz
Thu Aug 17, 2000	29D	Ancient Romans spoke it	Greg Staples	Shortz

2 results for LINGUA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 29, 1978	51A	___ franca	James & Phyllis Barrick	Maleska
Sun Mar 1, 1970	71D	Hybrid tongue, with 112 Down	A. J. Santora	Weng

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