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6 results for APPOINT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 1, 2010	27A	Name to the cabinet, say	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Thu Jul 12, 2007	3D	Designate	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Thu Jun 22, 2006	8D	Name	Christina Houlihan Kelly	Shortz
Mon Mar 16, 1998	27A	Name to a position	Mark Moldowsky	Shortz
Wed Jul 2, 1997	32A	Select (2)	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Thu Aug 15, 1996	4D	Select (2)	S. B. Whitten	Shortz

12 results for APPOINT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 9, 1992	23D	Designate	Joanne Edwards	Maleska
Sat Jul 13, 1991	37A	Name	Jonathan J. Towle	Maleska
Sun Nov 14, 1982	11D	Nominate	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Sun Dec 11, 1977	18A	Name	Olga Kowals	Maleska
Tue Nov 21, 1967	9D	Assign.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 12, 1964	9D	Fix by decree.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 16, 1963	2D	Name.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 21, 1961	10D	Ordain.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 26, 1957	38D	Designate.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 30, 1950	60D	Designate.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jun 6, 1948	91D	Name.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar
Sun May 18, 1947	110D	Name to office.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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