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4 results for FLASHINTHEPAN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 8, 2013	59A	One-hit wonder	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon Mar 21, 2005	35A	Short-lived success (2)	Mike Torch	Shortz
Tue Nov 4, 2003	20A	Fleeting success	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Mon Jun 29, 1998	20A	Short-lived success (2)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz

2 results for FLASHINTHEPAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 16, 1984	78A	Forty-niner's dream?	Edward Marchese	Maleska
Sun Dec 1, 1957	22A	Short-lived effort.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar

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