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3 results for WORKS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 26, 2015	1A	"Everything" order on a hot dog, with "the"	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Sun Jul 10, 2011	62A	Opera	Ben Pall and David Kahn	Shortz
Wed Dec 15, 1999	1A	Watch's innards	Ethan Cooper	Shortz

17 results for WORKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 4, 1991	9D	Labors	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Nov 18, 1984	6A	Is in order	George P. Sphicas	Maleska
Tue Feb 8, 1983	1D	Mechanism	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Sun Apr 12, 1981	94D	Functions properly	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Fri Jul 20, 1979	54A	Opera	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Tue Sep 9, 1975	38A	The ___ (everything)	Margery Bernstein	Weng
Tue Nov 26, 1974	41D	The ___ (all)	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sat Oct 20, 1973	29D	Mechanical parts	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 11, 1970	67D	Operates	Elmer Toro	Weng
Fri Dec 27, 1968	34A	Machinery.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 29, 1965	33A	Opera.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 29, 1964	64A	Deeds, often good.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 29, 1959	33A	Opera.	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Mon Jul 30, 1956	65A	Factory.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sat Jun 4, 1955	32D	Collected writings.	Marian Moeser	Farrar
Tue Oct 19, 1954	19D	Moving parts of a mechanism.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Oct 16, 1953	14D	Factory.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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