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6 results for NEAREAST from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 13, 2013	54A	Setting of the Levant	Byron Walden	Shortz
Mon Dec 31, 2001	38D	Biblical lands	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Fri Jul 13, 2001	59A	Crusades locale	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri May 12, 2000	29A	Fertile Crescent area	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Mar 17, 2000	3D	Turkey's locale	Glenton Petgrave	Shortz
Mon Jan 17, 2000	49A	Area including Turkey and Israel	Trip Payne	Shortz

8 results for NEAREAST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 16, 1954	63A	Part of the globe.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Jun 24, 1953	42A	Potential powder keg.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Jun 14, 1953	38A	Turkey and vicinity.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Jun 10, 1953	33D	Region of frequent upheaval.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sat Mar 22, 1952	43A	Danger spot in the world.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 7, 1951	34D	Turkey, Palestine, and neighbors.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 16, 1951	6D	Turkey and vicinity.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 5, 1944	96A	Countries of S. W. Asia.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar

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