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4 results for ARABIST from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 19, 2008	1D	Mideast expert, maybe	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat Mar 1, 2003	36A	Mideast expert	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Fri Mar 10, 2000	38D	Gamal Abdel Nasser, notably	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Sun Nov 13, 1994	88D	Expert in Mideast culture	Frank A. Longo	Shortz

2 results for ARABIST from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 26, 2017	Panda	12D	Barista who knows a lot about the Mideast	Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Jun 26, 2011	Diagramless	11D	Mideast expert, maybe	Fred Piscop	Shortz

11 results for ARABIST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 17, 1986	3D	Sir Richard Francis Burton was one	Jim Page	Maleska
Tue Nov 29, 1977	48D	Certain Mideast scholar	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Sat Jun 1, 1968	57A	Expert in Asian culture.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 2, 1966	38D	Specialist in a certain language.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 3, 1964	1A	Expert in an ancient language.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 20, 1962	36A	Specialist in a certain language.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Fri Feb 20, 1959	32A	Middle East Orientalist.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Jan 3, 1956	42D	One versed in Saracen lore.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Feb 22, 1953	57A	T. E. Lawrence was one.	Herbert Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Mar 10, 1946	63D	One profession of Sir Richard Burton.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Nov 21, 1943	116D	Orientalist.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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