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14 results for AWHILE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 26, 2022	1D	Some time (4)	Lillian Simpson	Shortz
Sun Mar 11, 2012	19D	For some time (4)	Victor Fleming and John Dunn	Shortz
Sat Sep 17, 2011	49A	Some time (4)	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Sat May 14, 2011	38D	Some time (4)	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Tue Nov 24, 2009	28D	For a short time	Victor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry	Shortz
Tue Jul 24, 2007	47A	Shortly, after "in"	Bruce Adams	Shortz
Fri Jul 20, 2007	42D	For some time (4)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Mon Aug 21, 2006	48D	For some time (4)	Elayne Cantor	Shortz
Sun Dec 7, 2003	20A	Some time (4)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Thu Aug 21, 2003	38A	For some time (4)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sun Aug 3, 2003	62D	For a bit	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Jun 16, 2002	92D	How long one might stay (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Feb 25, 2001	113A	For a spell	Greg Staples	Shortz
Sun Nov 12, 2000	5D	How long one might stay (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz

13 results for AWHILE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 1, 1987	28D	For a short time	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Oct 2, 1986	35A	"For ___ there is a silence": Dunsany	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sat Aug 25, 1979	22A	" ... Talk ___ of Me and Thee": "Rubáiyát"	Fred Keller	Maleska
Sat May 6, 1978	31A	For a time	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Nov 1, 1974	49D	For a brief time	Bert Beaman	Weng
Sat Jun 5, 1971	44D	For a short time	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 8, 1969	35A	Some time.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 24, 1968	1D	For a time	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Nov 3, 1968	57A	For a time	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Fri Feb 7, 1964	45D	For a short time.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Thu Sep 27, 1962	53A	For a short time.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 9, 1960	59A	For a short time.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 21, 1959	22D	For a short time.	Unknown	Farrar

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