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1 result for CHESSMEN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 1, 1994	10D	Kings and queens	Peter Gordon	Shortz

1 result for CHESSMEN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 4, 2009	Acrostic	F	Forces deployed by Paul Morphy	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

5 results for CHESSMEN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 23, 1993	55A	Board-game pieces	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Mon May 23, 1977	5D	Hidden items in this puzzle	John Prytz	Maleska
Thu Jan 30, 1975	23A	Kings, queens, knights, e.g.	Hal R. Hollinger	Weng
Wed Nov 6, 1974	29A	Certain board pieces	Allan Blackman	Weng
Fri Apr 7, 1961	16A	Bishops, knights, etc.	Unknown	Farrar

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