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5 results for GRENDEL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 22, 2022	42A	Beowulf's first combatant	Jacob McDermott	Shortz
Wed Nov 8, 2017	37D	Foe of Beowulf	Joel Fagliano and Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Tue Jul 7, 2009	25D	Monster defeated by Beowulf	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Fri Dec 21, 2007	29A	Cannibal of Anglo-Saxon legend	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Oct 24, 1997	20A	Monster slain by Beowulf	Frank Longo	Shortz

1 result for GRENDEL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 31, 2000	Acrostic	C	John Gardner novel told from a monster's point of view	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for GRENDEL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 3, 1976	94D	Beowulf's victim	Bert Rosenfield	Weng
Sun Nov 29, 1953	92D	Monster slain by Beowulf.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Apr 17, 1949	106A	Monster slain by Beowulf.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar

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