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8 results for ROLY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 22, 2007	67D	___-poly (8)	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Thu Feb 16, 2006	51A	___-poly (8)	Levi Denham and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Tue Jul 17, 2001	25D	___-poly (8)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Tue Aug 1, 2000	64A	___-poly (8)	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Tue Jun 3, 1997	52D	___-poly (8)	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz
Thu May 8, 1997	64A	___-poly (8)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Jul 28, 1996	19A	___-poly (8)	N. S. Wizer	Shortz
Tue Jun 11, 1996	13D	___-poly (8)	G. E. Paul	Shortz

23 results for ROLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 8, 1993	65A	Poly preceder	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Mon Oct 15, 1990	55D	___-poly	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Thu May 17, 1990	61D	___-poly	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Dec 17, 1989	9D	Poly's partner	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Thu Feb 23, 1989	3D	___-poly	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Feb 5, 1989	98A	___-poly	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Thu Aug 28, 1986	45D	___-poly	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Aug 10, 1985	15A	___-poly	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Sun Dec 6, 1981	70D	Poly preceder	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Thu Dec 11, 1980	13D	___-poly	Rubin	Maleska
Sat Dec 2, 1978	49D	___-poly	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Sun Jan 1, 1978	129A	___-poly	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Wed Mar 31, 1976	69A	Companion of poly	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Tue Jun 10, 1975	14A	___-poly	Adelyn Lewis	Weng
Wed May 14, 1975	19A	Word with poly	Jean J. Davison	Weng
Tue Jun 26, 1973	57A	Pudgy, with 1 Across	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jan 28, 1965	37D	Partner of poly.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 21, 1962	13D	Poly's pal.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 25, 1961	41A	___-poly.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue May 15, 1956	57A	___-poly.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Mar 4, 1956	69A	___-poly.	Marjorie Connelly	Farrar
Mon Jun 22, 1953	20D	Half of a word for pudgy.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun May 6, 1951	124A	___-poly.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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