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5 results for MISTRESS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 17, 2016	110A	Basis of a political scandal, maybe	Jerry Miccolis	Shortz
Fri Apr 22, 2011	37D	Many a tryst participant	Ashton Anderson	Shortz
Sun Sep 3, 2006	57A	Subject of some gossip	Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig	Shortz
Sat Nov 25, 2000	46A	Basis of a scandal, maybe	Patrick D. Berry	Shortz
Sun Dec 25, 1994	98A	The other woman	Randolph Ross	Shortz

1 result for MISTRESS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 20, 2003	Acrostic	N	Anna Karenina, to Aleksei Vronski	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for MISTRESS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 9, 1981	36D	Woman who heads a household	Sterner	Maleska
Sun Oct 19, 1980	39D	Marvell's was coy	Jim Page	Maleska
Mon Sep 23, 1968	9D	Feminine title.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 8, 1951	50D	Pistol's wife, ___ Quickly.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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