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8 results for AYEAR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 6, 2018	45D	Annually (4)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Aug 11, 2013	41D	Annually (4)	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Thu Sep 13, 2007	24A	Annually (4)	Joe Krozel & Victor Fleming	Shortz
Wed Aug 2, 2006	52A	Annually (4)	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Thu Apr 6, 2000	48D	Per annum (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Jun 7, 1998	33D	Per annum (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Tue Mar 15, 1994	12D	TV's "___ in the Life"	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Mar 6, 1994	107A	___ and a day (legal time limit)	Frances Hansen	Shortz

10 results for AYEAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 20, 1981	9D	___ and a day (sentence)	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Aug 1, 1976	35D	___ and a day	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Sun Dec 31, 1972	87A	"___ and a day"	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sun Oct 27, 1968	140A	___ and a day	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Sun Sep 3, 1967	20D	"Each day is like ___"—Wilde.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Aug 18, 1966	11D	"For ___ and a day."	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 28, 1964	44A	Dollar ___ man.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 29, 1962	30A	"They sailed away for ___ and a day ... "	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Mon Jan 9, 1961	50D	Dollar-___ man.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 1, 1960	31D	Dollar ___ man.	Unknown	Farrar

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