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5 results for MERCS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 12, 2020	25D	Paid soldiers, informally	Rich Proulx	Shortz
Sun Jun 17, 2018	73A	Old Ford vehicles, for short	Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard	Shortz
Sat Oct 28, 2017	53A	Some old Ford cars, briefly	Roland Huget	Shortz
Sun Jan 11, 2004	38D	Cougars or Bobcats, slangily	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Fri May 29, 1998	15D	Some autos, for short	Fred Piscop	Shortz

1 result for MERCS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 8, 1964	129D	Pharmaceutical items: Abbr.	Barbara L. Golub	Farrar

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