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10 results for TENOF from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 19, 2015	66A	:50 (4)	Jean O'Conor	Shortz
Tue Dec 30, 2014	56D	:50 (4)	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Tue Jun 22, 2010	23A	12:50 or 1:50	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sat Jan 23, 2010	8D	Near the hour	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Thu Jan 1, 2009	27A	Close to the hour	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Tue Oct 21, 2008	6D	:50 (4)	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Tue Jun 26, 2007	29D	A little before the hour	Ray Fontenot	Shortz
Sat Jun 1, 2002	14D	Nearly an hour?	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Jan 20, 2002	93D	6:50, say	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Sep 24, 1995	65A	:50 (4)	Randolph Ross	Shortz

14 results for TENOF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 14, 1987	44D	___ diamonds (big casino)	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Wed Aug 4, 1976	67A	Fifty past	Lita M. Elvers	Weng
Sun Mar 7, 1976	102D	___ diamonds (big casino)	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Fri Nov 14, 1975	19A	Fifty minutes past	Evelyn B. Rosenthal	Weng
Mon Jan 27, 1975	29D	Fifty past the hour	Lita M. Elvers	Weng
Wed Oct 23, 1968	42A	Just before the hour.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 15, 1966	63A	Clock time.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 19, 1966	44D	Minute hand position.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 28, 1966	29D	Time term.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 2, 1963	49D	Just before the hour.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 11, 1962	49D	Just before the hour.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 16, 1959	5D	Just before the hour.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Sat Mar 26, 1955	59A	A little before the hour.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Tue Mar 24, 1953	43A	Not long before the hour: 2 wds.	George Henderson	Farrar

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