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21 results for JIHAD from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 8, 2019	4A	Literally, "struggle"	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Tue Dec 27, 2016	1D	Crusade against "infidels"	Herre Schouwerwou	Shortz
Tue Oct 15, 2013	9A	Word from the Arabic for "struggle"	Patrick Blindauer and Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Mon Feb 4, 2013	30D	Islamic holy war (3)	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Tue Aug 5, 2008	27D	Fanatics wage it	joon and caroline pahk	Shortz
Tue Sep 27, 2005	14A	Imam's declaration	Kevan Choset	Shortz
Wed Apr 13, 2005	6D	War against infidels	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Tue Dec 28, 2004	61A	Holy war (6)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Thu Jan 29, 2004	34D	Holy war (6)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Wed Jan 14, 2004	62A	Islamic holy war (3)	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Mon Jun 23, 2003	1A	Islamic holy war (3)	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Wed Aug 29, 2001	45D	Zealot's crusade	James Rogers	Shortz
Fri Oct 20, 2000	49A	Crusade	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Oct 1, 2000	1A	Nasty campaign?	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Thu Jun 1, 2000	22A	Muslim campaign	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Apr 17, 2000	1D	Holy war (6)	Greg Staples	Shortz
Tue Sep 21, 1999	6D	Islamic crusade	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz
Thu Jun 3, 1999	1A	Imam's cause, maybe	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Wed Feb 26, 1997	5A	Holy war (6)	Glenn E. Sykes	Shortz
Thu May 18, 1995	3D	Holy war (6)	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Mon Mar 20, 1995	28D	Holy war (6)	Sidney L. Robbins	Shortz

1 result for JIHAD from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 8, 2019	GoingTooFar	1D	Holy war	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz

7 results for JIHAD from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 19, 1990	9A	Muslim crusade	Jean M. Hunt	Maleska
Sat Nov 13, 1982	39D	Holy war	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed Feb 10, 1982	10D	Crusade	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sat Apr 28, 1979	24A	Crusade	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Sep 7, 1971	27D	Mohammedan religious war	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jan 22, 1962	26D	Moslem holy war.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Jul 11, 1954	109D	Crusade for a principle.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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