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13 results for ACAN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 10, 2017	16A	Like ___ of worms	Pawel Fludzinski	Shortz
Fri Jun 17, 2016	30A	Like ___ of corn (really easy)	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Mon Jul 29, 2013	58D	Open ___ of worms (9)	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Mon Mar 18, 2013	25A	Open ___ of worms (9)	Daniel Landman	Shortz
Mon Jan 16, 2012	28D	Open ___ of worms (9)	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Wed Apr 27, 2011	38D	Open ___ of worms (9)	William I. Johnston	Shortz
Mon Dec 14, 2009	48D	Open up ___ of worms	Tim Darling	Shortz
Thu Oct 9, 2008	5D	Open ___ of worms (9)	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Wed May 24, 2006	56D	Open ___ of worms (9)	Adam G. Perl	Shortz
Sun Nov 2, 2003	118A	"Do you have Prince Albert in ___?"	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Jun 27, 2003	23A	Open ___ of worms (9)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Jun 8, 2003	24D	Open ___ of worms (9)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Feb 27, 2002	58D	Open ___ of worms (9)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

3 results for ACAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 19, 1993	6D	___ of worms	Michael S. Maurer	Maleska
Mon Mar 31, 1969	42A	___ of worms.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 23, 1969	25D	___ of corn	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng

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