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7 results for HOAXES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 1, 2017	89D	Alien autopsies, crop circles and the like	Robert Fisher	Shortz
Tue Oct 30, 2012	49A	"The Hitler Diaries" and others	Alex Vratsanos	Shortz
Wed Jun 24, 2009	46A	E-mails from Nigerian princes, e.g.	Corey Rubin	Shortz
Wed Oct 31, 2007	45A	Some urban legends (2)	Ken Stern	Shortz
Fri Feb 25, 2005	15A	Some urban legends (2)	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Thu Nov 13, 2003	1D	Big tricks	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Jun 12, 1995	45A	Piltdown Man and others	Robert Zimmerman	Shortz

4 results for HOAXES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 28, 1979	39D	Put-ons	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Thu Apr 6, 1967	22A	Deceptions.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Thu Sep 3, 1959	21A	Practical jokes.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 23, 1950	12D	Frauds.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar

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