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7 results for CADRES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 26, 2013	63A	Trained groups	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Thu Dec 31, 2009	13D	Training groups	Frank Longo	Shortz
Sun May 4, 2008	32A	Inner circles (2)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sun Jan 6, 2008	39D	Core groups (2)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Sat Oct 4, 2003	49D	Nuclei	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Sep 2, 2003	4D	Core groups (2)	Ed Early	Shortz
Fri Jan 28, 1994	48D	Inner circles (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

18 results for CADRES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 11, 1992	49D	Frameworks	Dorothy Elliott	Maleska
Fri Oct 6, 1989	5D	Bare-bones military units	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Thu Jun 1, 1989	2D	Frameworks	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sun Jun 26, 1988	97D	Nuclei of experts	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Sat Jan 30, 1988	38D	Military-unit starters	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Fri Jun 27, 1986	49A	Frameworks	Walter Covell	Maleska
Sun Mar 20, 1983	84A	Core groups	Judith C. Dalton	Maleska
Fri Jul 28, 1978	25A	Core groups of potential leaders	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Wed Dec 21, 1977	51A	Frameworks	Stephanie Spadaccini	Maleska
Fri Nov 18, 1977	32A	Skeleton crews	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Nov 4, 1974	43A	Basic groups	Henry V. Straka	Weng
Tue Jun 11, 1974	43D	Skeleton forces	Jay Spry	Weng
Thu Mar 30, 1972	43D	Key groups	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 12, 1967	22D	Core groups.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Wed Jun 10, 1964	24A	Military key groups.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 2, 1958	43A	Army units.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu Mar 28, 1957	44D	Groups of staff officers.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Nov 7, 1950	45D	Unit-forming military staffs.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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