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2 results for NAMESAKES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 15, 2019	92A	Juniors, to their fathers	Christina Iverson and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Oct 4, 2009	78D	III, IV and V, maybe	Todd McClary	Shortz

1 result for NAMESAKES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 19, 2009	Acrostic	I	John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush, for example	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

6 results for NAMESAKES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 21, 1989	30D	People with identical given appellations	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Wed Apr 17, 1974	4D	Godchildren, sometimes	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Wed Feb 1, 1961	18A	Juniors, for example.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 11, 1957	33A	Ones called after another.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun May 22, 1949	64A	Funnyman Morgan and Pirate Morgan.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Oct 13, 1946	120A	Children.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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