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17 results for XYZ from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 31, 2018	61D	___ Affair (4)	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Thu Nov 10, 2016	62D	History's ___ Affair	Jonathan M. Kaye and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Mon May 2, 2016	30D	End run of the alphabet	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sat Dec 19, 2015	45A	End of a kindergarten run	Damon Gulczynski	Shortz
Fri Jan 23, 2015	41A	Run past the W?	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Thu May 9, 2013	45D	End of a school series	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Thu Feb 19, 2009	58D	Series finale (2)	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Wed Oct 4, 2006	59D	End of kindergarten?	Adam Cohen	Shortz
Fri Jun 10, 2005	44A	Series finale (2)	David Quarfoot	Shortz
Wed Apr 23, 2003	19A	Last letters	Gilbert H. Ludwig	Shortz
Wed Feb 14, 2001	23A	___ Affair (4)	Robert Dillman	Shortz
Tue Dec 21, 1999	61D	The ___ Affair (1797 imbroglio)	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Wed Mar 3, 1999	37A	Ending sequence	Rich Norris	Shortz
Wed Jul 31, 1996	13D	___Affair (4)	J. Schmalzbach	Shortz
Thu Oct 26, 1995	13D	Child's rhyme finish	Jim Page	Shortz
Mon Nov 28, 1994	66A	The ___ Affair	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz
Mon Jun 20, 1994	4D	___ Affair (4)	Bette Sue Cohen	Shortz

12 results for XYZ from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 3, 1980	12D	Talleyrand's "Affair"	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sat Oct 6, 1979	54A	The ___ Affair: 1797	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Wed Jun 9, 1976	20A	Final trio	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Thu Apr 19, 1973	13D	Final trio	Unknown	Weng
Sat Sep 16, 1972	25D	Alphabetic sequence	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 27, 1971	38A	Affair of 1797	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jan 15, 1971	46A	The ___ Affair in 1797	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 18, 1970	62D	Famous papers	Arthur Schulman	Weng
Tue Mar 29, 1966	71A	End of 1 Across.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 14, 1958	70A	Relative of ABC.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Apr 8, 1956	32D	Historic affair of 1797-98.	Charles Baron	Farrar
Thu Dec 16, 1954	28D	Algebraic symbols.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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