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12 results for BORO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 5, 2021	37D	The Bronx or Brooklyn, informally	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Fri Jan 10, 2020	1D	Manhattan, e.g., informally	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Thu Jul 5, 2012	36D	Any one of five in the Big Apple	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Sun Jun 17, 2012	18A	Brooklyn, e.g., informally	Kyle T. Dolan	Shortz
Sat Jul 31, 2010	6D	___ Park (B'klyn neighborhood)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sat Apr 18, 2009	11D	New York's Five ___ Bike Tour	Byron Walden	Shortz
Thu Jun 5, 2008	38D	Queens, e.g., informally (2)	James Sajdak	Shortz
Fri Jun 1, 2007	54D	Staten Isl., e.g.	David Quarfoot and Katy Swalwell	Shortz
Sat Dec 30, 2006	25A	Urban division, informally	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Jul 7, 2006	32A	Queens, e.g., informally (2)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Tue Dec 7, 2004	28A	Brooklyn or the Bronx, informally	David Diefendorf	Shortz
Fri Apr 8, 1994	26D	Bklyn., e.g.	David A. Rosen	Shortz

10 results for BORO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 10, 1975	33A	Queens or Bklyn., e.g.	Martin Bryan	Weng
Sat Jun 15, 1974	24A	Rice of India	Anthony B. Canning	Weng
Thu Mar 16, 1967	3D	City area, for short.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Thu Oct 21, 1965	40D	City section, for short.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 3, 1961	33D	Town, for short.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sat Aug 31, 1957	1A	Incorporated town: Var.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Dec 9, 1953	29D	Short for part of a city.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 16, 1953	57A	Division of New York: Var.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Aug 11, 1946	72A	What Manhattan is to New York.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Mar 10, 1946	42D	Brooklynese for Brooklyn.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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