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3 results for LITERATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 13, 2024	34D	Learned, perhaps	Eli Cotham	Fagliano
Fri Aug 1, 2003	17A	Learned	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Jan 3, 1997	38A	Well-schooled	M. Nosowsky	Shortz

2 results for LITERATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 2, 2019	Cryptic	17D	Able to read Miller beer price (8)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Jun 5, 2016	Panda	20D	Able to read a letter I	Mel Taub	Shortz

16 results for LITERATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 19, 1992	46A	Educated	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Mon Jul 2, 1990	46A	Educated	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Fri Mar 6, 1987	4D	Educated	Christopher Page	Maleska
Sat Oct 27, 1984	21A	Knowledgeable	Peter Swift	Maleska
Wed Jul 20, 1983	4D	Able to read	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Mon Apr 26, 1982	28A	Able to read	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Tue May 30, 1978	54A	Educated	Adelyn Lewis	Maleska
Sun Jul 12, 1970	94A	Well-read	Jennie Lemmo	Weng
Mon Jun 30, 1969	41D	Well-read.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 2, 1963	142A	Educated.	Kim Richman	Farrar
Fri Mar 15, 1963	38D	Educated.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Tue Sep 15, 1959	29A	Educated.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 27, 1957	39D	Educated.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Wed Oct 10, 1956	18A	What one must be to vote.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Nov 29, 1954	40A	Educated.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 22, 1954	59A	Educated.	Cora Goodman	Farrar

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