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10 results for XAXIS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 7, 2014	36D	People plot things around it	John Lieb	Shortz
Fri Jan 31, 2014	39A	Bottom line?	Chris A. McGlothlin	Shortz
Fri Jun 28, 2013	28A	Representer of time, often	Ian Livengood and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Thu May 9, 2013	66A	Plot line	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Tue Apr 16, 2013	54A	Horizontal graph line	Peter Broda	Shortz
Fri Jan 14, 2011	29D	Base line	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Sun Apr 1, 2007	45D	Horizontal line	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Thu Dec 14, 2006	22A	Line on which y = 0	Ed Early	Shortz
Mon Mar 1, 1999	42D	Horizontal line on a graph	Ed Early	Shortz
Mon Feb 10, 1997	54D	The line y = 0, in math	S. Burns	Shortz

1 result for XAXIS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 22, 2002	Diagramless	29A	Horizontal line, in math	Michael Shteyman	Shortz

4 results for XAXIS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 12, 1984	38A	Cartesian graph line	Jim Modney	Maleska
Thu Aug 21, 1980	64A	Horizontal line in a mathematical plane	William Jarvis	Maleska
Sun May 6, 1973	126D	Abscissa line	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sat Sep 2, 1972	27D	Reference line, in math	Unknown	Weng

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