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6 results for CORTEZ from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 5, 2023	33D	Nevada senator Catherine ___ Masto	Emily Carroll	Shortz
Sat Jun 5, 2010	42D	"Lost" character Ana Lucia ___	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Mon May 10, 2010	43A	Explorer Hernando (2)	Randy Sowell	Shortz
Fri May 2, 2003	42D	He accompanied Velázquez to Cuba	Dana Motley	Shortz
Mon Oct 2, 2000	44D	Explorer Hernando (2)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sun May 18, 1997	60A	Name in Keats's "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer"	Frances Hansen	Shortz

4 results for CORTEZ from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 16, 1986	33A	Montezuma's captor	William Canine	Maleska
Mon Sep 26, 1966	4D	Montezuma's master.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 13, 1961	68A	First conquistador.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Sun Nov 18, 1945	37A	Conqueror of Mexico, 1519-21.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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