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3 results for OSTRICH from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 28, 2020	24A	Fastest creature on two legs (up to 45 m.p.h.)	Kate Hawkins	Shortz
Thu Jan 23, 2020	1D	Source of material for a feather duster	Barbara Lin	Shortz
Sun Jun 2, 2013	9D	Seven-foot runner	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

6 results for OSTRICH from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 1, 2017	Acrostic	S	Aquiline : eagle :: struthious : ____	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Feb 18, 2007	Acrostic	B	Supplier of large, showy feathers	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jun 20, 2004	Diagramless	52D	Head-in-the-sand sort	Fred Piscop	Shortz
May 26, 2002	Diagramless	36A	Layer of large eggs	Frank Longo	Shortz
Sep 9, 2001	Acrostic	O	Sporter of fancy plumes	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jan 14, 2001	Acrostic	Q	Bird whose eggs are incubated by males at night and females by day	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

22 results for OSTRICH from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 4, 1993	19A	Rhea's relative	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Thu May 31, 1990	4D	Bird	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Fri Apr 24, 1987	15A	Largest living bird	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Sat Mar 29, 1986	45D	Big flightless bird	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Sun Jan 19, 1986	114D	Two-toed bird	J. Samuel Smart	Maleska
Fri Dec 22, 1978	15A	Largest of existing birds	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Wed Aug 17, 1977	42A	Nonflying bird	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Mon Nov 5, 1973	58A	Swift-footed bird	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 20, 1971	21A	Swift-running bird	Unknown	Weng
Wed Feb 4, 1970	25D	Danger ducker	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 9, 1966	41D	Figuratively, an ignorer of danger.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 22, 1965	23A	Bird of the African desert.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 23, 1964	54A	Bird.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 31, 1964	2D	Swift-footed bird.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 7, 1963	66A	One of the ratites.	Hume Craft	Farrar
Thu Mar 28, 1963	37A	Cassowary's cousin.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Jul 19, 1962	53A	Big bird.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 2, 1961	43D	Bird.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 18, 1953	20A	Large bird.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sun Nov 23, 1952	10D	Feign not to see.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jan 22, 1950	13D	Domesticated bird.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Dec 17, 1944	122A	Two-toed bird.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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