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2 results for POLICES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 19, 2011	32A	Keeps in order	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Oct 27, 1996	15D	Keeps up the beat?	N. N. Joline	Shortz

5 results for POLICES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 23, 1992	47A	Keeps the peace	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Fri Dec 17, 1982	43D	Regulates	John Greenman	Maleska
Fri May 11, 1956	37D	Keeps orderly.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Sun Dec 11, 1955	111D	Keeps orderly.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Feb 1, 1948	60D	Keeps order by threat of force.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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