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1 result for HEST from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 2, 1999	47D	Bidding, old-style	Randolph Ross	Shortz

23 results for HEST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 24, 1987	14D	Order, old style	S. E. Wilkinson	Maleska
Sat Mar 21, 1987	49D	Command, old style	Elio Desiderio	Maleska
Wed Dec 11, 1985	43D	Order, old style	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Thu Sep 29, 1977	68A	Command, old style	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Sun Aug 17, 1975	1D	Command, old style	Norton Rhoades	Weng
Mon Jun 11, 1973	58A	Command, old style	Unknown	Weng
Sat Oct 14, 1972	31A	Command, old style	Unknown	Weng
Wed Apr 14, 1971	42A	Command, in days past	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 4, 1970	67A	Poet's command	Unknown	Weng
Sat Nov 28, 1970	59D	Command, of yore	Unknown	Weng
Tue Oct 17, 1967	48A	Bidding, old style.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Fri Apr 16, 1965	65A	Bidding: Archaic.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 22, 1963	45A	Bidding: Archaic.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 20, 1962	13D	Order, old style.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 27, 1961	47A	Bidding: Archaic.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 8, 1961	70A	Old order.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Jul 3, 1960	41A	Bidding: Archaic.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Apr 13, 1959	71A	Bidding: Archaic.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Mon Dec 17, 1956	30D	Bidding: Arch.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Aug 5, 1956	83A	Bidding: Arch.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Feb 19, 1956	94D	Bidding: Arch.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Mon Jun 1, 1953	59A	Command: Archaic.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun May 12, 1946	40A	Command: Archaic.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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