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10 results for FACTO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 7, 2015	44D	De ___ (actual) (3)	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Wed Mar 13, 2013	5A	De ___ (in practice)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Mar 31, 2007	5A	See 25-Down	John Duschatko	Shortz
Thu Aug 10, 2006	28D	See 56-Down	Todd McClary	Shortz
Sun Aug 6, 2006	75A	De ___ (3)	Mark Feldman	Shortz
Thu Jun 9, 2005	39D	De ___ (3)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri May 24, 2002	19A	De ___ (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Oct 18, 2001	6D	See 35-Down	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Feb 2, 2000	15A	De ___ (actual) (3)	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Fri Jun 24, 1994	41A	De ___ (actual) (3)	Mark Diehl	Shortz

26 results for FACTO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 17, 1990	51A	Ipso ___	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Sep 2, 1990	81D	Ipso ___	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Fri Jul 28, 1989	42D	Ipso ___	Walter Covell	Maleska
Tue Feb 16, 1988	5A	Ipso ___	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Sun Nov 22, 1987	12D	Ipso ___	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Sun Feb 17, 1985	50D	Ipso ___	John Greenman	Maleska
Tue Aug 16, 1983	26D	Ipso ___	Elaine George	Maleska
Mon Jun 2, 1980	32A	De ___ (in reality)	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Fri Aug 3, 1979	29A	Ipso ___	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sat Jul 28, 1979	30D	De ___ segregation	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Apr 16, 1979	5D	Ipso ___	Samuel K. Fliegner	Maleska
Sat Jan 14, 1978	4A	Follower of de or ipso	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Jan 7, 1978	21D	De ___ (in reality)	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Nov 14, 1977	38A	Ipso ___	Rickert	Maleska
Thu Jul 10, 1975	25D	Ipso ___	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Wed Jan 16, 1974	12D	De or ex post	George Madrid	Weng
Thu Nov 9, 1972	19A	De ___	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 29, 1970	47D	Ipso ___	Unknown	Weng
Sat Apr 26, 1969	8A	De ___ (in reality).	Unknown	Weng
Mon Aug 12, 1968	50D	Ipso ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 9, 1965	18D	Ipso ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 28, 1961	49D	De ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 28, 1958	9A	Ipso ___.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Nov 14, 1957	41A	De ___ (in reality).	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 16, 1956	49D	Ipso ___.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu Mar 10, 1955	55D	De ___ (actual).	Norton Rhoades	Farrar

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