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12 results for VIII from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 5, 2016	37D	Number on a grandfather clock	Mary Lou Guizzo	Shortz
Sat Apr 25, 2015	23A	Henry ___ (3)	James Mulhern	Shortz
Mon Jan 13, 2014	27D	Britain's last King Henry	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Thu Dec 18, 2008	23A	The last King Edward of England	Michael Vuolo	Shortz
Mon Dec 1, 2003	52A	IV + IV	John Greenman	Shortz
Sun Feb 9, 2003	16D	The last Pope Urban	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Tue Oct 6, 1998	63A	Henry ___ (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Nov 17, 1996	56A	Henry ___ (3)	N. N. Joline	Shortz
Tue Feb 20, 1996	56D	Hour on a grandfather clock	D. Trombley	Shortz
Mon Jul 24, 1995	15A	Eight on a sundial	Amy Goldstein & Julian Ochrymowych	Shortz
Sun Jan 29, 1995	125A	Clock hour	Bryant White	Shortz
Wed Nov 30, 1994	55A	Two before X	Joan Scott	Shortz

19 results for VIII from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 21, 1990	83A	Octo	Ralph G. Beaman	Maleska
Thu Mar 9, 1989	49A	Cato's eight	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Wed May 12, 1982	2D	Number for a Henry	Robert Katz	Maleska
Sun Mar 23, 1980	55A	Much-wived Henry	Hal R. Hollinger	Maleska
Sun Mar 25, 1979	79D	Numbers for a corpulent Henry	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sat Mar 10, 1979	11D	Number for a Henry	Robert Katz	Maleska
Sat Feb 18, 1978	23A	Before IX	Hugh McElroy	Maleska
Fri Jan 4, 1974	52D	Clock numeral	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sun Jul 5, 1970	152A	Number for a Henry	Nancy Schuster	Weng
Tue May 26, 1970	57D	Henry ___	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jan 1, 1970	57A	Edward or Henry	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 29, 1969	56A	Clock numeral.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 26, 1966	59A	Henry ___.	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Tue May 18, 1965	6A	Edward or Henry.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 23, 1964	76D	Number for Henry.	J. Arensberg and H. Ettenson	Farrar
Fri Mar 20, 1964	24A	Clock figure.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 2, 1961	39A	Henry ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 12, 1954	16A	Henry ___.	M. S. Manning	Farrar
Sun Jun 22, 1947	113A	Eight.	I. Kert	Farrar

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