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3 results for THESTATES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 19, 2016	63A	America, informally	Paolo Pasco	Shortz
Fri May 12, 2006	42A	Yankee's home	David Quarfoot	Shortz
Sun Dec 1, 2002	12D	America, familiarly	David J. Kahn	Shortz

3 results for THESTATES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 4, 1963	29A	U. S. A.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 13, 1962	29A	U. S. A.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 17, 1957	9D	Homeland to Americans abroad.	Peter L. Tea, Jr.	Farrar

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