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1 result for MANDATES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 5, 1996	11D	Requires	M. Gaffney	Shortz

12 results for MANDATES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 8, 1985	52A	Orders	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Mon Apr 2, 1984	2D	Ukases	Fred Toole	Maleska
Tue Sep 16, 1980	35D	Decrees	Michelle Arnot	Maleska
Sun Dec 9, 1979	8D	Orders	Lynn Gilbert Lempel	Maleska
Thu Dec 6, 1973	49A	Voters' directives	Unknown	Weng
Sat May 6, 1972	8D	Commands	Ted Kern	Weng
Sun Jan 5, 1964	4D	Formal orders.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Jun 17, 1963	4D	Commands.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 4, 1962	20A	Court orders.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sat Apr 17, 1954	47A	Commands.	Marian Moeser	Farrar
Sun Aug 20, 1950	72A	U. N. commissions.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar
Sun Dec 27, 1942	93D	Colonies granted by League of Nations.	Alexis P. Boodberg	Farrar

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