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13 results for MSGS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 18, 2017	71A	What blinks on a telephone may signify: Abbr.	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Mon Sep 1, 2014	19A	Texts, e.g.: Abbr. (2)	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Thu Jul 3, 2014	10A	Secretaries may collect them: Abbr.	Luke Vaughn	Shortz
Wed Feb 26, 2014	57D	Txts, e.g.	Ruth B. Margolin	Shortz
Sat Jan 25, 2014	30A	Texts, e.g.: Abbr. (2)	James Mulhern	Shortz
Fri Feb 22, 2013	34D	E-mail, e.g.: Abbr. (2)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Tue Jun 2, 2009	57D	In-box fill: Abbr.	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Thu Mar 12, 2009	30D	E-mails: Abbr.	David Chapus	Shortz
Thu Aug 7, 2008	9A	BlackBerry output: Abbr.	Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sun Jul 27, 2008	144D	E-mail, e.g.: Abbr. (2)	Mike Nothnagel and David Quarfoot	Shortz
Sun Jan 19, 2003	60D	E-mail: Abbr. (3)	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Wed May 12, 1999	59A	E-mail: Abbr. (3)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat Apr 25, 1998	67A	E-mail: Abbr. (3)	Jim Page	Shortz

2 results for MSGS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 25, 1993	39D	Answering-machine rcds.	Robert Katz	Taub
Thu Nov 18, 1976	5A	Memos: Abbr.	Henry Hook	Weng

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