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7 results for HERONS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 4, 2021	33A	Birds with S-shaped necks	Blake Slonecker	Shortz
Fri Dec 4, 2020	26D	Long-legged waders	Patti Varol and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Fri Aug 9, 2013	4D	Some wetlands wildlife	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Dec 3, 2011	51A	Marsh denizens	David Quarfoot	Shortz
Tue May 8, 2007	49D	Some long-legged birds	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Fri Jul 9, 1999	47A	Long-legged fishers	Ingrid Truemper	Shortz
Thu Jun 5, 1997	42D	Long-necked waders	David J. Kahn	Shortz

14 results for HERONS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 6, 1991	26A	Wading birds	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Dec 30, 1990	6D	Cousins of hammerheads	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Thu Apr 6, 1989	18D	Wading birds	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Fri May 20, 1988	15D	Wading birds	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Fri Dec 13, 1985	5D	Stalkers of tiny fish	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Thu Mar 22, 1984	39D	Long-necked waders	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Fri May 14, 1976	21A	Storks' relatives	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Sun Jun 9, 1974	111A	Long-legged birds	Mel Rosen	Weng
Wed Aug 4, 1971	36A	Waders	Unknown	Weng
Sat Sep 26, 1970	7D	Water birds	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jul 30, 1968	55A	Water birds.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 8, 1962	4D	Wading birds.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Thu Nov 13, 1958	49A	Relatives of umbrettes.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Fri Jul 17, 1953	42A	Marsh birds.	Marian Moeser	Farrar

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