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3 results for CANDIDATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 27, 2018	23A	Political hopeful	Erik Agard	Shortz
Sun Dec 23, 2012	78D	One running	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Fri Mar 11, 2011	6A	Runner, of a sort	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz

6 results for CANDIDATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 27, 1976	33D	Certain runner	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Sat Aug 3, 1968	35D	Hopeful.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 26, 1964	20D	Lodge?	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 17, 1962	3D	Political hopeful.	A. H. Drummond Jr.	Farrar
Tue Oct 8, 1957	59A	Man on a ticket.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 6, 1946	68A	Gov. Dewey.	Willard Jordan	Farrar

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