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1 result for FRANCES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 31, 1997	37D	1973 Pulitzer winner FitzGerald	Frank Longo	Shortz

7 results for FRANCES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 8, 1981	21A	Opera star Alda	John Greenman	Maleska
Fri Oct 9, 1970	45D	Willard or Perkins	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 30, 1960	117A	Girl's name.	Roberta H. Morse	Farrar
Sun Apr 5, 1959	6D	Ding Dong School's Miss.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu Oct 6, 1955	1A	Ding Dong School mistress.	Marjorie M. Connelly	Farrar
Sun Nov 28, 1954	13A	Author Burney.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jan 10, 1943	65D	Given name of the Secretary of Labor.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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