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3 results for ABIRD from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 30, 2000	97A	Eat like ___ (2)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Mon Dec 28, 1998	6D	Eat like ___ (2)	Adam G. Perl	Shortz
Fri Aug 16, 1996	54A	The Beatles' "Free As ___"	M. Gaffney	Shortz

21 results for ABIRD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 4, 1984	7D	"___ in the hand ... "	William Canine	Maleska
Fri Jan 21, 1983	18A	"___ in the hand ... "	Robert Katz	Maleska
Thu Nov 26, 1981	31A	"___ in the hand ... "	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Mon May 4, 1981	1A	"___ in the hand ... "	Kay Sullivan	Maleska
Sun May 11, 1980	102A	As free as ___	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Thu Jan 19, 1978	27D	"___ in the hand ... "	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Sep 25, 1977	54D	"___ in the hand ... "	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Nov 6, 1975	31A	"___ in the hand ... "	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Sun Feb 9, 1975	84A	___ in the hand	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun Apr 14, 1974	40D	___ in the hand	Threba Johnson	Weng
Fri Jun 28, 1968	30A	"___ in the hand ... "	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 20, 1967	82A	"In the hand" asset.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Tue Jul 18, 1967	21D	"___ in the hand ... "	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Feb 21, 1967	2D	"___ in the hand ... "	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Tue May 4, 1965	15A	"___ in the hand ... "	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 28, 1962	54D	Eat like ___.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Oct 1, 1962	6D	"No more appetite than ___."	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 25, 1962	6D	"___ in the hand ... "	Anna Gram	Farrar
Mon Apr 16, 1962	11D	"___ in the hand ... "	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Fri Jul 21, 1961	30A	"___ in the hand ... "	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 13, 1958	83A	"___ in the hand ... "	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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