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9 results for NASCENT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 19, 2023	89A	Developing	Rebecca Goldstein and Rachel Fabi	Shortz
Fri Jan 17, 2020	24A	Young	Ryan Patrick Smith	Shortz
Thu Oct 1, 2015	29A	Budding (2)	John Guzzetta	Shortz
Wed Feb 26, 2003	27D	Emerging (2)	Greg Staples	Shortz
Sun Nov 25, 2001	46D	Budding (2)	Bob Klahn and Harvey Estes	Shortz
Fri Jul 24, 1998	37D	Emerging (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Jun 5, 1997	19A	Newborn	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Nov 17, 1996	64D	Dawning	N. N. Joline	Shortz
Sat May 18, 1996	61A	Just developing	M. Nosowsky	Shortz

5 results for NASCENT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 25, 2018	Cryptic	18D	Young one upset over smell (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Apr 23, 2017	Cryptic	20D	Developing one upset over smell (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Jan 25, 2015	Acrostic	K	Just coming into being	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jan 20, 2008	Acrostic	K	Just coming into existence	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Oct 26, 2003	Cryptic	20D	Young one returning perfume (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

10 results for NASCENT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 10, 1992	10D	Developing	William Canine	Maleska
Mon Apr 1, 1991	46D	Being born	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Sun Oct 23, 1983	90D	Embryonic	Derrick C. Niederman	Maleska
Thu Mar 9, 1967	29D	Beginning to exist.	Samuel K. Fliegner	Farrar
Fri Aug 26, 1966	49A	Beginning to exist.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 26, 1958	63A	Coming into existence.	Marcia Gladstone	Farrar
Mon Aug 31, 1953	22D	Beginning to grow or develop.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sun Oct 16, 1949	123D	Beginning to exist.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Aug 17, 1947	63D	Beginning to develop.	Waldo Ranson	Farrar
Sun Oct 13, 1946	71D	Incipient.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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