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16 results for PAYER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 14, 2021	34A	Single-___ (2)	Yacob Yonas	Shortz
Fri Aug 9, 2019	22A	Single-___ (2)	John Guzzetta	Shortz
Thu Apr 18, 2019	31A	One taking care of the bill	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Wed Aug 15, 2018	58A	One putting money on the table	Kathy Wienberg	Shortz
Sun Nov 26, 2017	2D	Single-___ (like a certain health care system)	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Tue Jan 18, 2011	59A	Tab picker-upper	Gary J. Whitehead	Shortz
Thu Nov 4, 2010	2D	Check writer (5)	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Sun Jan 25, 2009	52D	Check writer (5)	Michael Torch	Shortz
Thu Oct 4, 2007	1D	One with checks and balances?	Sheldon Benardo	Shortz
Tue May 25, 2004	13D	Reimburser	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Sat Apr 5, 2003	5D	Debt clearer	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Jun 14, 2002	34D	Restaurant dinner host, usually	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Wed Dec 26, 2001	25A	Check presenter	Ed Early	Shortz
Tue Jun 23, 1998	64A	Check writer (5)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Dec 11, 1994	99A	Check writer (5)	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz
Mon Jan 31, 1994	64A	Check writer (5)	Janet R. Bender	Shortz

10 results for PAYER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 22, 1990	28D	The host, usually	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Tue Nov 15, 1988	5A	Score settler	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Sat Nov 8, 1980	31D	Liquidator	Mermelstein	Maleska
Tue May 4, 1976	68A	One settling a bill	Esther Blum	Weng
Sun Aug 7, 1960	107A	He foots the bill.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri Aug 1, 1958	38A	Remitter.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 13, 1955	94D	Rent ___.	Natalie Hankemeyer	Farrar
Sun Feb 22, 1953	60A	Bank teller.	Herbert Arensberg	Farrar
Tue Dec 11, 1951	30D	He foots the bill.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 8, 1943	108A	Defrayer.	P. Joseph Lamanna	Farrar

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