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5 results for EMPLOY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 22, 2023	15A	Use	Robert Logan	Shortz
Sun Apr 6, 2014	10D	Bring on	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Jul 24, 2013	8A	Hire	Erik Wennstrom	Shortz
Sun Oct 23, 2011	86A	Wield (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Oct 5, 1997	121A	Wield (2)	Derrick Niederman	Shortz

11 results for EMPLOY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 21, 1991	88D	Take on	Virginia Yates	Maleska
Tue Nov 12, 1985	25A	Use	Mary C. Whitten	Maleska
Thu May 22, 1975	22A	Make use of	Bert H. Kruse	Weng
Sun Jul 30, 1972	8D	Use	Keith Blake	Weng
Sun Sep 26, 1971	7D	Occupy	Virginia W. Schneider	Weng
Mon Oct 2, 1967	22A	Use.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 24, 1965	10D	Utilize.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 26, 1958	9D	Make use of.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 25, 1955	20A	Give a job.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Nov 2, 1952	47D	Devote time.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Sun Dec 25, 1949	108A	Utilize.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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