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1 result for STATEDEPARTMENT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 12, 2004	37A	Thomas Jefferson was the first to lead it	Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ethan Friedman	Shortz

1 result for STATEDEPARTMENT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 20, 2008	Cryptic	8D	Declaration about split in diplomats' agency (5,10)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

7 results for STATEDEPARTMENT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 8, 1983	17A	Shultz's bailiwick	Daniels	Maleska
Sat Dec 11, 1976	17A	Employer of diplomats	John Prytz	Weng
Tue Nov 11, 1975	20A	Foggy Bottom	Frank Fry	Weng
Sun Jul 29, 1962	40D	Counterpart of a foreign office.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Apr 21, 1952	38A	Dean Rusk's bailiwick.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 25, 1951	50A	"Foggy Bottom."	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 4, 1950	20A	Much headlined branch of government.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar

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