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9 results for POLI from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 25, 2022	72D	___ sci (6)	Meghan Morris	Shortz
Fri Jul 3, 2015	50A	___ sci (6)	Brandon Hensley	Shortz
Wed Oct 2, 2013	52A	___ sci (6)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Oct 30, 2011	78D	___ sci (6)	Andrea Carla Michaels & Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Tue Jan 18, 2011	13A	___ sci (coll. major)	Gary J. Whitehead	Shortz
Sun Mar 7, 2010	88D	___ sci (6)	Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Mon Oct 9, 2006	25D	___ sci (college major, informally)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sun Jun 12, 2005	37D	___ Sci (college dept.)	Joe Bower	Shortz
Wed Jan 6, 1999	30D	___ Sci (6)	Sam Bellotto Jr.	Shortz

5 results for POLI from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 20, 1974	45A	Courteous: Fr.	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Sun Feb 4, 1973	97A	Gray: Prefix	Keith Blake	Weng
Sun Feb 27, 1972	76D	Manchurian town	Ward W. Smith	Weng
Sun Jan 1, 1967	10A	Ends of the earth: Lat.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun Sep 20, 1964	92D	Courteous: Fr.	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Farrar

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