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5 results for SURNAME from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 26, 2021	21A	It comes first in China, but second in the U.S.	Ashish Vengsarkar	Shortz
Sat Sep 2, 2000	8D	Family tree entry	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Nov 7, 1997	14A	Family need	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Mar 22, 1995	45D	For Americans, it's always last	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Sep 29, 1994	23A	Smith or Jones	Randolph Ross	Shortz

1 result for SURNAME from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 29, 2004	Cryptic	20D	A family shares it, agreeing about subject of a Keats ode (7)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for SURNAME from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 7, 1993	10D	Doe or Roe	William Baxley	Maleska
Sat Jun 10, 1989	25D	Neé follower	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Fri Sep 16, 1988	37A	Bush or Dukakis, e.g.	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Wed Jan 9, 1985	55A	Part of a signature	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Fri Dec 31, 1982	43D	The Terrible or the Great, e.g.	Cometa	Maleska
Thu Dec 10, 1981	55A	Epithet	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sun Apr 6, 1975	24A	Part of a signature	Anne Fox	Weng
Sat Mar 1, 1975	26D	Smith or Jones, i.e.	Manny Miller	Weng
Sun Jul 14, 1963	118A	Patronymic.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Mar 5, 1959	6D	2 Down or 5 Down.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar

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