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4 results for COPTIC from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 15, 2001	4D	Language descended from ancient Egyptian	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Thu Aug 3, 2000	27D	Liturgical language	Bob Sefick	Shortz
Fri Sep 12, 1997	41A	Egypt's ___ Church (2)	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Mon Jul 4, 1994	36D	Egypt's___ Church (2)	Joel Davajan	Shortz

9 results for COPTIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 11, 1990	34A	Egypt's ___ Church	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Thu Nov 24, 1983	61A	Egyptian Christians' ___ Church	John M. Samson	Maleska
Fri Feb 6, 1981	40D	Egypt's ___ Church	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sat Aug 30, 1980	31A	Afro-Asiatic language	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Oct 20, 1968	37D	Extinct language	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Jul 3, 1964	25A	Ancient tongue.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 10, 1963	1D	Old language.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun May 20, 1951	14A	Language dead since 1500.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Dec 22, 1946	7D	National church of Egypt.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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