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4 results for IMITATOR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 13, 2014	37D	Ape	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Fri Sep 20, 2013	29D	Copycat (2)	Mangesh Ghogre and Doug Peterson	Shortz
Wed Sep 8, 2010	58A	Copycat (2)	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Fri Nov 14, 2003	62A	Parrot	Myles Callum	Shortz

1 result for IMITATOR from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 5, 2016	Panda	55A	If the copycat wants a starchy food, I might give ___	Mel Taub	Shortz

9 results for IMITATOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 23, 1981	40D	Aper	William Jarvis	Maleska
Tue Nov 10, 1981	5D	Mimic	Kay Sullivan	Maleska
Sun Jul 12, 1981	6D	Copycat	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Wed Mar 5, 1975	16A	Parrot, e.g.	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Sun Dec 3, 1972	28D	Copier	Elmer Toro	Weng
Mon Feb 15, 1971	18A	Unoriginal one	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 6, 1961	8D	Entertainer of a sort.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Sep 1, 1960	38D	One who renders sincerest flattery.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 31, 1958	16D	Mockingbird, for example.	W. E. Jones	Farrar

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