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1 result for ORDAINED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 6, 2019	78A	Like priests	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz

7 results for ORDAINED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 27, 1984	20A	Frocked	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Fri May 16, 1980	17A	Decreed	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Tue Oct 22, 1968	9D	Commanded.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 12, 1967	36D	Established.	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Sun Oct 13, 1957	52D	Instituted.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Tue May 15, 1956	20A	Appointed with authority.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Apr 9, 1950	99A	Decreed.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar

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