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4 results for CELIBATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 31, 2020	3D	Like a virgin	Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sat Apr 25, 2009	36D	Like many clerics	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Sat Mar 12, 2005	12D	Like some orders	Byron Walden	Shortz
Sun May 28, 2000	26A	Like cardinals	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

11 results for CELIBATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 1, 1984	45A	Any Jesuit, e.g.	Larry Goldhirsch	Maleska
Sun Dec 16, 1979	109D	Vow taker	Michael Priestley	Maleska
Tue Nov 7, 1978	38D	Priest or bachelor	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Tue May 30, 1978	18A	Bachelor or priest	Adelyn Lewis	Maleska
Sun Feb 24, 1974	6D	Monk, for one	John Willig	Weng
Sun Jun 4, 1972	74D	Priest or monk	Arnold Moss	Weng
Thu Mar 19, 1964	36D	Enjoying single blessedness.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 31, 1960	9D	Single.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 14, 1957	106D	Single.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Dec 9, 1956	90D	Unmarried.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun May 7, 1950	60A	Unmarried.	Alice H. Cook	Farrar

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