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2 results for PAPS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 12, 2016	8D	Mushy foods	Kelly Clark	Shortz
Fri Aug 13, 2010	49D	Dads, in dialect	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

5 results for PAPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 17, 1976	34D	Baby foods	Bert H. Kruse	Weng
Sun Jan 4, 1976	45A	Soft foods	Stanley Glass	Weng
Sat Sep 29, 1973	23A	Soft foods	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jul 22, 1972	20A	Soft foods	Unknown	Weng
Fri Oct 2, 1970	52D	Soft foods	Unknown	Weng

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