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9 results for ORDINAL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 18, 2019	38D	It's part of a series	Jamey Smith	Shortz
Sat Jun 2, 2018	49A	Part of many a street name	Trenton Charlson	Shortz
Sat Jun 20, 2009	21D	Second, e.g. (2)	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Wed Jul 25, 2007	2D	1st or 2nd, e.g.	Ed Early	Shortz
Fri Jan 14, 2005	54A	Fifth, e.g.	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Dec 18, 2000	46D	First, second, or third, e.g.	Nancy Kavanaugh	Shortz
Sun Feb 7, 1999	5D	Second, e.g. (2)	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Sun Mar 31, 1996	58A	21st, e.g.	J. Savage	Shortz
Wed Oct 4, 1995	35A	Number in a series	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz

25 results for ORDINAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 24, 1993	41A	Book of rites	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Thu Jan 11, 1990	4D	Kind of number	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Sep 20, 1986	42D	Roman Catholic book	Hosler	Maleska
Sat Dec 5, 1981	45A	Denoting rank	Fraas	Maleska
Tue Jun 16, 1981	45D	Kind of number	Maloney	Maleska
Sat Sep 8, 1973	33D	Kind of number	Unknown	Weng
Sat Nov 25, 1972	27D	Kind of number	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jul 19, 1971	26A	Kind of number	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jun 25, 1970	5D	Kind of number	Unknown	Weng
Sat May 4, 1968	16A	Kind of number.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 25, 1967	51A	Kind of number.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Wed Jan 25, 1967	29A	First or second.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Thu Dec 5, 1963	16A	Book of church ceremonies.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 17, 1963	42D	First or second.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 27, 1961	35D	Indicating succession.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 8, 1958	41D	Number.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Mon Sep 1, 1958	44A	Indicating succession.	Charles Allen	Farrar
Sun Apr 21, 1957	34A	First, for example.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Fri Mar 1, 1957	52A	Kind of number.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Thu Feb 3, 1955	11D	First or second.	Fletcher Coates	Farrar
Sun Aug 15, 1954	8D	Church book.	Harold D. Cannon	Farrar
Fri May 21, 1954	39A	First, second, etc.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Nov 13, 1952	18A	First or second, for instance.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 14, 1952	21D	Number like 1st, 2nd, 3rd.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 13, 1947	1D	Opposed to cardinal.	Isaac Kert	Farrar

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