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22 results for ISAN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 25, 2016	52D	"This ___ outrage!" (9)	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Thu Sep 13, 2012	54D	A3	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sat Feb 25, 2012	65A	LeAnn Rimes's "Love ___ Army"	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Apr 3, 2011	37D	"This ___ outrage!" (9)	Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg	Shortz
Tue Jun 1, 2010	18D	"This ___ outrage!" (9)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Tue Mar 24, 2009	28D	"This ___ outrage!" (9)	Pancho Harrison	Shortz
Mon Jan 7, 2008	22A	"My life ___ open book" (3)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Mon Dec 20, 2004	31D	"No man ___ island ..." (5)	Kyle Mahowald	Shortz
Fri Dec 17, 2004	4D	"My life ___ open book" (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Mar 13, 2004	44D	"There ___ old saying ..."	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sun Jan 11, 2004	31D	"No man ___ island" (5)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sat Sep 13, 2003	47A	"Sword ___ oath, and oaths must have their course": Shak.	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Mon Jul 7, 2003	30D	"No man ___ island ..." (5)	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Sep 3, 2002	8D	"This ___ outrage!" (9)	Don West	Shortz
Wed Apr 26, 2000	22A	"No man ___ island..." (5)	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Sat Apr 1, 2000	31D	"My life ___ open book" (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sat Jan 3, 1998	53D	"This ___ outrage!" (9)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri May 23, 1997	50D	"No man ___..."	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Mon May 13, 1996	58A	"This___outrage!" (9)	S. L. Robbins	Shortz
Tue Sep 19, 1995	21D	"No man ___ island" (5)	Janet R. Bender	Shortz
Sun Jul 2, 1995	79D	"This ___ outrage!" (9)	Alex K. Justin	Shortz
Tue May 9, 1995	26D	"This ___ outrage!" (9)	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz

19 results for ISAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 10, 1993	45A	Epigram: Part III	Beverly J. Seward	Taub
Tue Apr 2, 1991	16A	"It ___ ancient Mariner"	C. McInerney	Maleska
Sun Mar 25, 1990	126A	"It ___ ancient Mariner"	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Tue Feb 16, 1988	59D	"No man ___ island": Donne	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Wed Jun 3, 1987	8D	"No man ___ island": Donne	Wilbur	Maleska
Tue May 1, 1984	39D	"No man ___ island": Donne	Helena Farmer	Maleska
Sat Jan 21, 1984	28D	"Life ___ end in itself ... ": O. W. Holmes	Robert Katz	Maleska
Sat Jun 5, 1982	23A	"No man ___ island"	George P. Sphicas	Maleska
Sun Aug 16, 1981	16D	"No man ___ island"	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Mon Mar 17, 1980	41A	Delderfield's "God ___ Englishman"	Hugh McElroy	Maleska
Thu Nov 29, 1979	17A	"No man ___ island"	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Fri Feb 24, 1978	29D	"No man ___ island"	Stephanie Spadaccini	Maleska
Sat Jan 21, 1978	31D	"God ___ Englishman": Delderfield	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Sat Dec 21, 1968	30D	This ___ order.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 14, 1968	58D	"This ___ order."	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Wed May 3, 1967	10A	"This ___ order."	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Aug 7, 1966	54A	"This ___ order."	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Fri Dec 3, 1965	42D	"This ___ order."	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 31, 1964	36A	"He ___ Englishman!"	Unknown	Farrar

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