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9 results for AORTAL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 4, 2017	54A	Relating to a major vessel	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Sun May 25, 2008	41A	Relating to a blood line	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sat Jul 30, 2005	4D	Coming from the heart?	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Thu Oct 2, 2003	2D	Like some blood passages	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Feb 26, 2003	47D	From the heart? (2)	Greg Staples	Shortz
Fri Jan 4, 2002	24D	Like a major artery	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Jun 27, 1999	64A	From the heart (2)	Robert Malinow	Shortz
Sun Apr 26, 1998	13D	Of an arterial trunk	Fran and Lou Sabin	Shortz
Sat Jul 12, 1997	6D	Of a blood line	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

1 result for AORTAL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 25, 2010	Diagramless	74A	Of a main line	Fred Piscop	Shortz

5 results for AORTAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 20, 1991	132A	Of a trunk in a trunk	Calista Luminati	Maleska
Sat Sep 7, 1985	12D	Of a body part	James Barrick	Maleska
Mon Nov 5, 1984	51A	Of the main artery	Tangredi	Maleska
Sun May 2, 1954	36D	Of a main artery.	Claire Hunter	Farrar
Sun Mar 6, 1949	2D	Of the large artery.	Henry A. Wolfe	Farrar

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