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14 results for ANOMIE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 22, 2017	48D	Severe malaise	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Thu Apr 14, 2016	23A	Societal instability resulting from a breakdown in values	Jason Flinn	Shortz
Sun Jun 1, 2014	102D	Social breakdown (3)	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Wed Feb 6, 2013	48D	Societal breakdown	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Sun Apr 25, 2010	104A	Breakdown of social norms (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sat Dec 26, 2009	50A	Social instability (2)	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Sun Jul 12, 2009	98D	Breakdown of social norms (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Feb 15, 2009	2D	Cultural instability	Jim Leeds	Shortz
Sun Oct 29, 2006	47A	Social breakdown (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Oct 29, 2004	16A	Social breakdown (3)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sun Oct 17, 2004	31A	Cultural breakdown	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Oct 13, 1999	22A	Social instability (2)	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Sun Oct 19, 1997	21A	Social instability due to a breakdown in values	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed Apr 19, 1995	2D	Lack of values, as in a people	Alfio Micci	Shortz

12 results for ANOMIE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 20, 1991	68D	State of lawlessness	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Sun Jul 1, 1990	101D	Social disintegration	John Greenman	Maleska
Tue Dec 22, 1987	53A	State of lawlessness	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Fri Jul 5, 1985	35D	Rootlessness	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Tue Nov 27, 1984	46D	Lack of identity	John Dreyer	Maleska
Sat Mar 24, 1984	42A	Rootlessness	Hosler	Maleska
Sun Feb 28, 1982	66D	Lawless state	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Jan 16, 1977	15D	State of lawlessness	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sun Dec 8, 1974	20A	State of lawlessness	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Wed Apr 5, 1972	60A	State of social anarchy	Unknown	Weng
Fri Sep 10, 1971	49D	Lawlessness	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 15, 1971	14A	State of lawlessness	Unknown	Weng

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