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4 results for GOVERNOR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 13, 2009	37D	Person in a mansion (2)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Thu Oct 17, 2002	10D	Person in a mansion (2)	Todd McClary	Shortz
Sun Mar 7, 1999	72D	See 3-Down	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Mar 22, 1998	57A	Capitalist?	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for GOVERNOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 17, 1993	94A	W.J.C. at age 32	Mel Taub	Maleska
Sun May 29, 1983	31D	Speed-regulating device	Sam Bellotto Jr.	Maleska
Sat May 1, 1976	11D	Speed-limiting device	Dorothea Shipp	Weng
Thu Feb 26, 1970	59A	Speed-control device	Unknown	Weng
Tue Mar 25, 1969	4D	Rockefeller.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Mar 12, 1969	34A	Lieutenant ___.	Nancy Schuster	Weng
Thu Jul 18, 1957	50A	Bradford of Plymouth.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Mar 21, 1954	54A	Charley E. Johns of Florida.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Feb 24, 1951	42A	Connecticut's John Davis Lodge, for instance.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Sep 18, 1950	15A	Jimmy Roosevelt's goal.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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