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4 results for THINMAN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 22, 2012	32D	Dashiell Hammett's last novel, with "The"	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Feb 9, 2008	39D	Classic 1934 novel set in Prohibition-era New York City, with "The"	Shannon Burns	Shortz
Sun Oct 6, 2002	42D	Victim in a 1932 mystery novel, with "the"	Myles Callum	Shortz
Sun Dec 29, 1996	49A	Victim in a 1932 mystery, with "the"	B. White	Shortz

3 results for THINMAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 8, 1981	55A	Hammett whodunit, with "The"	John Greenman	Maleska
Sun Dec 11, 1977	49D	Hammett dieter?	Olga Kowals	Maleska
Mon May 11, 1953	27D	Famous member of the whodunit set.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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