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2 results for ROSTEN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 20, 2021	26D	Humorist Leo who wrote "The Joys of Yiddish," 1968	Ali Gascoigne	Shortz
Sat Oct 2, 2004	9D	"O Kaplan! My Kaplan!" author	David J. Kahn	Shortz

1 result for ROSTEN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 16, 2020	Acrostic	L	Leo ____, humorist who wrote "The Joys of Yiddish"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

5 results for ROSTEN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 3, 1986	94A	Creator of Hyman Kaplan	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Thu Jul 15, 1982	47A	Hyman Kapla*n's creator	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Tue May 25, 1976	45D	Author Leo	Jack L. Steinhardt	Weng
Sun Oct 6, 1974	17D	Hyman Kaplan's creator	Bert Kruse	Weng
Tue Oct 27, 1970	23A	"The Joys of Yiddish" author	Unknown	Weng

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