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7 results for APEAR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 22, 2016	49D	21-Across's "Three Pieces in the Shape of ___"	Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany	Shortz
Sun Jul 5, 2009	106D	"... in ___ tree" (3)	Tony Orbach and Amy Reynaldo	Shortz
Mon Jul 31, 2006	2D	"... partridge in ___ tree" (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Nov 22, 1998	19A	"...in ___ tree" (3)	Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Thu Dec 25, 1997	43A	"...in ___ tree" (3)	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Thu Feb 20, 1997	14A	"...partridge in ___ tree" (3)	D. J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed Jun 8, 1994	16A	"... partridge in ___ tree" (3)	A.J. Santora	Shortz

6 results for APEAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 7, 1992	14A	" ... partridge in ___ tree"	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Sat May 13, 1989	5D	" ... partridge in ___ tree"	Roger H. Courtney	Maleska
Fri Mar 21, 1975	26D	" ... partridge in ___ tree"	Dennis Listort	Weng
Sun Mar 6, 1966	23A	" ... partridge in ___ tree."	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Fri Apr 17, 1964	5A	" ... partridge in ___ tree."	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 26, 1958	27D	"And a partridge in ___ tree."	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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