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3 results for INITIALS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 19, 2012	58A	Personal letters	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Oct 3, 2008	13D	You might exchange words with them	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Mar 14, 2000	40D	Hanky embroidery	Cynthia Joy Higgins	Shortz

11 results for INITIALS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 23, 1989	42A	Monogram	William Canine	Maleska
Sun Jan 10, 1982	89D	Signs a memo	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat May 19, 1979	33A	Monograms	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Nov 7, 1976	98D	F.D.R., for example	Nancy W. Atkinson	Weng
Sat Dec 1, 1973	29A	Signs in a way	Unknown	Weng
Tue Sep 16, 1969	20A	J.F.K., for example.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Sep 12, 1967	11D	LBJ.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Mon Mar 16, 1964	40D	LBJ, for example.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 9, 1963	39D	J.F.K., for instance.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Tue Sep 22, 1953	40D	DDE, for example.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Nov 20, 1949	77A	Okays.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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