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8 results for ADMS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 19, 2014	20A	Four-star figs.	Finn Vigeland	Shortz
Sat Mar 3, 2012	36D	Byrd and others: Abbr.	Byron Walden	Shortz
Thu May 27, 2010	43A	U.S.N. brass: Abbr. (2)	Josh Knapp	Shortz
Thu Jun 4, 2009	47A	U.S.N. brass: Abbr. (2)	Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sat Dec 8, 2007	5D	Wearers of four stars: Abbr.	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Tue May 9, 2006	67A	Planners of nav. maneuvers	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Mon Aug 4, 2003	54D	U.S.N. bigwigs	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Mar 5, 2002	1A	Nav. officers	Marjorie Richter	Shortz

22 results for ADMS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 30, 1991	28A	U.S.N. bigwigs	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sat Jul 16, 1988	57A	Navy V.I.P.'s	Joe Clonick	Maleska
Fri Sep 5, 1986	48D	Nav. officers	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Wed Jul 16, 1986	51D	Senior U.S.N. men	Jim Page	Maleska
Tue Mar 13, 1984	48A	U.S.N. V.I.P.'s	Troxell	Maleska
Sat Apr 18, 1981	5D	U.S.N. officers	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Wed Jul 18, 1979	51A	Navy V.I.P.'s	Russell	Maleska
Wed Jul 11, 1979	58D	Naval V.I.P.'s	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Thu Sep 16, 1976	8D	Naval officers: Abbr.	Leonard Goldberg	Weng
Fri Jan 31, 1975	54D	Navy VIP's	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sun Jul 4, 1971	124D	Nimitz and Halsey: Abbr.	Sylvia Baumgarten	Weng
Sun Mar 7, 1965	1D	Fleet men: Abbr.	Roberta H. Morse	Farrar
Sun Jan 17, 1965	99A	Navy men: Abbr.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun Jul 22, 1962	92D	Navy men: Abbr.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Mon Dec 18, 1961	56D	Nautical titles: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 16, 1960	33D	6 Down and others: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 6, 1959	30A	Navy men: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 9, 1958	10A	Navy men: Abbr.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Tue Sep 11, 1956	22A	Navy men: Abbr.	Elsie Bishop	Farrar
Sat Apr 2, 1955	1D	Duncan and Stump: Abbr.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri Sep 25, 1953	55D	Radford and Duncan: Abbr.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri Jul 3, 1953	19A	Fechteler and Carney: Abbr.	Roberta Morse	Farrar

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