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7 results for VALS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 3, 2015	8D	Triple-time dance, in Durango	Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Sat Aug 2, 2014	23D	Dance in triple time: Sp.	Kristian House	Shortz
Wed Apr 22, 2009	6D	Actor Kilmer and others (3)	Daniel A. Finan	Shortz
Tue Dec 23, 2008	41D	Actor Kilmer and others (3)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Thu Nov 24, 2005	42D	Actor Kilmer and others (3)	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Fri Jan 2, 2004	40A	Physics Nobelist Fitch and others	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sat Jun 19, 1999	54D	Where many vins come from	Mark Diehl	Shortz

3 results for VALS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 24, 1964	38A	Certain laces.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 22, 1962	33D	Example of 10 Down.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 31, 1962	1D	French laces.	Kathryn Righter	Farrar

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