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2 results for HESSIANS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 5, 2020	85D	Defenders in the Battle of Trenton	Will Nediger	Shortz
Sat Jan 23, 1999	35D	Revolutionary War force	Frank Longo	Shortz

13 results for HESSIANS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 28, 1988	8D	Hirelings	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Mon Oct 5, 1981	40A	Revolutionary War mercenaries	Emory H. Cain	Maleska
Sat May 29, 1976	29A	Mercenaries of Revolution	Allan Blackman	Weng
Sun Feb 3, 1974	10D	Mercenaries	Bert Kruse	Weng
Sun Nov 26, 1972	6D	Mercenaries	Christine Valence	Weng
Fri Jun 16, 1972	18D	Some of Washington's enemies	Unknown	Weng
Wed May 21, 1969	19A	Figures in U.S. Revolution.	Unknown	Weng
Tue May 2, 1961	5D	Soldiers in the Revolutionary War.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 1, 1954	9D	Mercenaries of 1776.	Alice Skodzus	Farrar
Tue Sep 4, 1951	5D	German troops hired by George III.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 9, 1950	20A	Mercenaries of the American Revolution.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 22, 1948	14D	Fighting mercenaries of 1775-83.	Archie Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Jul 11, 1948	102A	Natives of Darmstadt.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar

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