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10 results for ADDIS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 11, 2022	5D	Ethiopia's capital, informally	Brooke Husic and Erik Agard	Shortz
Thu Feb 4, 2021	60A	___ Ababa (6)	Derek Allen	Shortz
Fri Sep 26, 2003	37D	Start of an African capital	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Sun Sep 19, 1999	8D	Half of a national capital	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Dec 28, 1998	40A	___ Ababa (6)	Adam G. Perl	Shortz
Sun Jan 25, 1998	96A	___ Ababa (6)	Dave Tuller	Shortz
Mon Sep 29, 1997	37A	___ Ababa (6)	Randy Sowell	Shortz
Tue Feb 11, 1997	32A	___ Ababa (6)	P. Jordan	Shortz
Wed May 3, 1995	34D	___ Ababa, Ethiopia	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Sun Dec 4, 1994	115A	___ Ababa (6)	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz

30 results for ADDIS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 15, 1992	32A	___ Ababa	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Wed Jun 3, 1992	32A	___ Ababa	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Maleska
Thu Jan 30, 1992	72A	___ Ababa	C. McInerney	Maleska
Sun Jun 17, 1990	5A	___ Ababa	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Mon Oct 31, 1988	50A	___ Ababa, Ethiopia	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Fri Dec 18, 1987	15A	___ Ababa	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Sat Feb 18, 1984	5A	___ Ababa	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Sun Oct 31, 1982	27A	___ Ababa	John M. Samson	Maleska
Mon Sep 21, 1981	48D	___ Ababa	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Mon Nov 17, 1980	5A	___ Ababa	Elio Desiderio	Maleska
Sat Nov 15, 1980	7D	___ Ababa	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Feb 24, 1980	36D	___ Ababa	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Jan 20, 1980	12D	___ Ababa	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Fri Jan 21, 1977	44A	___ Ababa	F. Coates	Weng
Sat Jan 11, 1975	1D	___ Ababa	Jack Wherry	Weng
Fri May 24, 1974	26A	___ Ababa	Ruth N. Schultz	Weng
Fri Oct 6, 1972	48D	___ Ababa	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 17, 1971	47A	___ Ababa	Unknown	Weng
Fri Feb 5, 1971	12D	___ Ababa	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 26, 1970	1A	___ Ababa	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 23, 1969	1A	___ Ababa.	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 28, 1967	101A	___ Ababa.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Nov 21, 1963	58A	___ Ababa.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Nov 4, 1961	50A	___ Ababa.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 12, 1959	22A	Ethiopia's capital, ___ Ababa.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 20, 1958	50D	___ Ababa.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun May 20, 1956	9D	___ Ababa.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Jan 12, 1953	28D	Half of the name of an African capital.	Louise Rabb	Farrar
Sun Nov 12, 1950	103A	___ Ababa, Ethiopia.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Sun Apr 2, 1944	6A	___ Ababa, capital of Abyssinia.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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