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10 results for MCKAY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 11, 2022	105D	Longtime sports journalist Jim	Derrick Niederman	Shortz
Wed Jun 23, 2021	68A	Adam who directed "The Big Short"	Kate Hawkins	Shortz
Wed Sep 4, 2019	53D	Adam who directed "Vice" and "The Big Short"	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Wed Feb 6, 2008	5A	Olympics sportscaster Jim	Larry Shearer	Shortz
Thu May 24, 2007	53D	Longtime "ABC's Wide World of Sports" host	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Wed Jan 8, 2003	64A	Olympics broadcaster Jim	James Rogers	Shortz
Sat May 11, 2002	3D	"Home to Harlem" author Claude	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Sun Nov 28, 1999	56D	"Home to Harlem" novelist Claude	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Fri Feb 5, 1999	42D	"Home to Harlem" novelist	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Jul 19, 1997	34A	Longtime Olympics sportscaster	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz

9 results for MCKAY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 26, 1961	5A	Member of DDE cabinet.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Oct 8, 1961	44A	Member of DDE Cabinet.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Thu Jul 26, 1956	31A	Seaton's predecessor in the Cabinet.	Helen Smathers	Farrar
Tue Mar 30, 1954	3D	Secretary of Interior.	George Frank	Farrar
Sun Jan 10, 1954	1A	Secretary of the Interior.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu Aug 27, 1953	42A	Sec. of the Interior.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 24, 1953	46D	Member of the Cabinet, former Governor in 40 Across.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Mar 22, 1953	1A	New Secy. of Interior.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sat Jan 10, 1953	1A	Next Secretary of the Interior.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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