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4 results for PADRONE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 6, 2006	42A	Italian innkeeper	Mark Feldman	Shortz
Fri Feb 25, 2005	14A	Exploitative employer (2)	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Sun Jul 11, 1999	80A	Exploitative employer (2)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat Apr 20, 1996	12D	Boss	R. Norris	Shortz

6 results for PADRONE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 20, 1992	45D	Work-crew boss	Wayne Hall-Eastman	Maleska
Sun Apr 10, 1988	52D	Neapolitan boss	William Canine	Maleska
Sat Sep 13, 1986	46A	Boss or innkeeper	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Sat Oct 13, 1984	61A	Boss, in Bari	Joe Clonick	Maleska
Sat Aug 27, 1955	63A	Italian innkeeper.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jun 17, 1945	23A	Italian innkeeper.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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