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3 results for OCTANTS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 25, 2012	56A	Compass divisions	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Oct 7, 2008	40A	Many pizza slices, geometrically	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Sat Jan 7, 2006	1A	Some pizza slices, e.g.	Jim Hyres	Shortz

4 results for OCTANTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 24, 1982	81D	Navigators' instruments	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Wed Jan 2, 1963	43A	Eighth parts of a circle.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Aug 11, 1955	19A	Angles of 45 degrees.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 20, 1946	66A	Eighth parts of circles.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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