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13 results for CASTES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 8, 2022	9D	Levels of social status in India	Mary Lou Guizzo	Shortz
Sun Mar 6, 2022	19D	Hereditary divisions	Matthew Stock and Will Nediger	Shortz
Thu Jun 28, 2018	22D	Workers and soldiers	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri Dec 16, 2011	28A	Pariahs and others	Doug Peterson and Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Mon Mar 8, 2010	7D	Social divisions in India	Stanley Newman	Shortz
Thu Apr 14, 2005	48D	Classes	David Murchie	Shortz
Mon Nov 15, 1999	9D	Social strata (4)	Nick Grivas	Shortz
Mon Oct 18, 1999	13D	Social classes	Nancy Salomon and Karen Riekert	Shortz
Fri Jul 2, 1999	8D	Social strata (4)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Fri May 15, 1998	34D	Social strata (4)	John Wolting	Shortz
Sat Apr 5, 1997	39D	Rigid social strata	Rand H. Burns	Shortz
Sun Mar 20, 1994	63A	Social strata (4)	Joel Davajan	Shortz
Tue Dec 14, 1993	24A	Social groups	Joel Davajan	Shortz

24 results for CASTES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 16, 1992	45A	Sudra and Vaisya	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Tue Dec 11, 1990	49D	Hindu social groups	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Aug 9, 1987	11D	Social divisions	T. W. Underhill	Maleska
Mon Jun 8, 1987	39D	Hindu groups	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sat Sep 7, 1985	45D	Classes	James Barrick	Maleska
Fri Feb 18, 1983	48A	Social strata	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Nov 19, 1979	5D	Social levels	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Mon Oct 3, 1977	45A	Social classes	James	Maleska
Thu Apr 15, 1976	54D	Social divisions	Alfio Micci	Weng
Tue Jun 19, 1973	40D	Social groups	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 17, 1972	44D	Concerns of Indira	Anthony Morse	Weng
Fri Mar 5, 1971	44D	Brahman, Sudra, etc.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Aug 16, 1968	47D	Social groups.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Fri Oct 14, 1966	6D	Hindu groups.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 9, 1966	44D	Exclusive groups.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 3, 1964	36D	Social levels.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Dec 5, 1963	1A	Social groups.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 1, 1962	114D	Social groups.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed Jul 27, 1960	15D	Social gradations.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 31, 1959	47A	Hindu hereditary classes.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Thu Aug 20, 1959	62A	Ethnic divisions.	Louise Rabb	Farrar
Sat Apr 5, 1958	46D	Social classes.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 23, 1955	56A	Social divisions.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Wed Jun 13, 1951	34A	What Nehru is trying to do away with.	Unknown	Farrar

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