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10 results for LONESOME from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 2, 2019	32A	Craving companionship	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Mon Jan 11, 2016	57A	Friendless	Howard Barkin	Shortz
Fri Feb 1, 2008	13D	Unfrequented	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Mon Dec 15, 2003	33A	Missing companionship	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sun Jan 19, 2003	50A	Stranded and sad	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Fri Jan 18, 2002	52A	Without a friend in the world	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Oct 6, 2000	18A	Desiring callers, perhaps	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Tue Aug 15, 2000	11D	Wanting company (2)	Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Wed Aug 19, 1998	10D	In need of company	Alfio Micci	Shortz
Wed Mar 4, 1998	35D	Wanting company (2)	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz

2 results for LONESOME from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 21, 2014	Panda	16A	What women won't be with loose men	Mel Taub	Shortz
Jun 22, 2014	Diagramless	46D	In need of company	Fred Piscop	Shortz

17 results for LONESOME from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 26, 1989	20A	___ George Gobel	Larry Goldhirsch	Maleska
Sun Jul 20, 1986	44D	Desolate	Olive Dunn	Maleska
Mon Nov 23, 1981	42A	"Be good and you will be ___": Twain	William Jarvis	Maleska
Tue Jul 14, 1981	48A	"The ___ Road," 1928 song	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Sep 14, 1980	13D	Adjective for Gobel	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Wed Nov 29, 1978	37D	"___ George" Gobel	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Mon Oct 13, 1975	57A	Like the Blue Ridge pine	John Prytz	Weng
Mon Jul 15, 1974	25A	Like the pine of song	Geraldine Von Maluski	Weng
Wed May 5, 1971	27A	Unfrequented	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 20, 1969	27A	Solitary.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Feb 13, 1962	5D	Depressed by solitude.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Sat Jul 30, 1955	30D	Adjective for George Gobel.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Tue Feb 2, 1954	27A	Desolate.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 22, 1953	46A	Depressed by solitude.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 15, 1951	46A	Describing a wallflower's plight.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 25, 1950	39D	"The Trail of the ___ Pine"—Fox.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 5, 1947	91A	Trail of the ___ Pine: John Fox.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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