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8 results for ORDAINS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 22, 2023	12D	Appoints as a minister	Jay Silverman	Shortz
Thu May 12, 2022	40D	Confers holy orders on	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Sun Nov 25, 2012	84A	Decrees (2)	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Wed Apr 18, 2012	20A	Makes a father of	Steven Riley	Shortz
Sun Jul 25, 2004	81A	Establishes	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Thu Jul 3, 1997	14D	Predestines	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Jul 10, 1996	23A	Issues a decree	Diane C. Baldwin	Shortz
Mon Jan 10, 1994	15A	Decrees (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz

17 results for ORDAINS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 22, 1993	59A	Prescribes	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Thu Mar 28, 1991	37D	Decrees	Christopher Page	Maleska
Mon Jul 31, 1989	22A	Decrees	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Thu Feb 11, 1988	61A	Decrees	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Sun May 4, 1980	83D	Confers holy orders	Reginald L. Johnson	Maleska
Sun Jan 2, 1977	73A	Decrees	Josephine A. Felker	Weng
Fri Aug 16, 1974	48A	Decrees	Bert H. Kruse	Weng
Wed Jun 21, 1967	45D	Decrees.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sun Feb 5, 1967	74D	Consecrates.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Mon Nov 1, 1965	45D	Decrees.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 19, 1959	50A	Names.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Mar 20, 1958	11D	Establishes.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Oct 23, 1951	23D	Institutes.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 4, 1951	5D	Gives orders for.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 27, 1950	27A	Predestines.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun May 21, 1950	36A	Appoints.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Dec 19, 1943	68D	Decrees.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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