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13 results for AKITAS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 6, 2023	23A	Dogs with curly tails	Taylor Johnson	Shortz
Wed Dec 8, 2021	52D	Dogs that were once samurai companions	Philip Koski	Shortz
Mon Jan 4, 2021	13D	Japanese dogs (2)	Kathy Wienberg	Shortz
Sat May 12, 2018	1A	Husky relatives	Alex Eylar	Shortz
Fri Mar 11, 2016	21D	Husky cousins	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Wed Nov 6, 2013	47D	Japanese police dogs	Jacob McDermott	Shortz
Sat Aug 18, 2012	43A	Husky alternatives	Dana Motley	Shortz
Fri Feb 10, 2012	42A	Good dogs for pulling loads	Barry C. Silk and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Tue Feb 8, 2011	57A	Japanese dogs (2)	Robert W. Harris	Shortz
Mon Sep 27, 2010	9D	Dogs whose tails curl up the back	Janice M. Putney	Shortz
Sun Jun 24, 2007	1A	Dogs named for a region of Japan	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Sun Jan 17, 1999	20D	Japanese pooches	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Thu Sep 18, 1997	3D	Muscular dogs	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz

1 result for AKITAS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 2, 2010	Diagramless	69A	Japanese dogs	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

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