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14 results for RICAN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 21, 2024	32A	Puerto ___ (7)	Stacey Yaruss McCullough	Fagliano
Thu Aug 17, 2023	1A	Costa ___ (5)	Erik Agard	Shortz
Fri May 7, 2021	9A	Costa ___ (5)	Brooke Husic	Shortz
Sun Aug 23, 2020	17D	Puerto ___ (7)	Barbara Lin	Shortz
Tue Oct 29, 2019	52D	Puerto ___ (7)	Evan Mahnken	Shortz
Sun Feb 4, 2018	22A	Puerto ___ (7)	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Fri Aug 29, 2014	52A	Costa ___ (5)	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
Thu Jul 9, 2009	39A	San Juan native, slangily (2)	Ashish Vengsarkar	Shortz
Wed Dec 3, 2008	9D	Costa ___ (5)	Michael Blake	Shortz
Mon Mar 27, 2006	59A	Puerto ___ (7)	Janice M. Putney	Shortz
Fri Jan 7, 2005	13D	San Juan native, slangily (2)	Stella Daily and Bruce Venzke	Shortz
Sun Dec 5, 2004	91D	Costa ___ (5)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat Oct 11, 1997	59A	Puerto ___ (7)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Tue May 9, 1995	53D	Puerto ___ (7)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz

9 results for RICAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 30, 1990	54D	Puerto or Costa follower	Robert Katz	Maleska
Sun Feb 19, 1989	55D	Costa ___, San José native	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Nov 22, 1987	53A	Puerto follower	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Mon Jul 14, 1986	3D	Puerto ___	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Sun Mar 24, 1985	111A	Puerto ___	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Sun Feb 24, 1980	73A	Word with Costa or Puerto	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Fri Mar 14, 1969	62A	Puerto ___.	Louise Earnest	Weng
Wed Dec 15, 1965	43A	Puerto ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 13, 1959	33A	Puerto ___.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar

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