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20 results for PAPAYA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 8, 2024	14A	Tiki bar fruit	Meghan Morris	Fagliano
Mon Jan 29, 2024	3D	Orange smoothie fruit	Garrett Chalfin and Andrew Kingsley	Shortz
Tue Oct 31, 2023	31A	Shredded salad ingredient in 2-Down cuisine	Kathy Lowden and Erik Piepenburg	Shortz
Sat Oct 14, 2023	10D	Main ingredient in a Thai som tam salad	Byron Walden	Shortz
Sat Dec 24, 2022	31A	Smoothie fruit (2)	Trenton Charlson	Shortz
Mon Oct 10, 2022	40D	Tropical fruit with highly nutritious seeds	Byron Walden	Shortz
Tue Dec 31, 2019	32D	Tropical fruit with orange flesh	Evan Kalish	Shortz
Tue Jul 11, 2017	1D	Fruit in som tam salad	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Fri Sep 25, 2015	1D	Smoothie fruit (2)	James Mulhern	Shortz
Sun Apr 12, 2015	23A	Fruit in some Asian salads	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Jun 15, 2014	1D	Fruit popular in Thai salads	Tony Orbach	Shortz
Sun Jan 19, 2014	20A	Tropical juice type	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Tue Dec 20, 2011	47D	Tropical fruit	Julian Lim	Shortz
Tue Jan 12, 2010	6D	Mango alternative	Patrick Blindauer and Rebecca Young	Shortz
Tue Dec 20, 2005	33A	Yellow fruit (3)	Nancy and Holden Baker	Shortz
Sun Oct 17, 1999	135D	Melon tree	Bob and Sharon Klahn	Shortz
Sat Aug 14, 1999	30D	Juice source	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Fri Jan 24, 1997	47A	Yellow fruit (3)	D. J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Dec 31, 1995	15D	Exotic punch flavor	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Thu Dec 7, 1995	5D	Yellow fruit (3)	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz

1 result for PAPAYA from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 8, 2018	Diagramless	10A	Tropical fruit	David Steinberg	Shortz

12 results for PAPAYA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 14, 1987	10D	Tropical fruit	Christopher Page	Maleska
Tue Mar 6, 1984	22D	Tropical fruit	John M. Samson	Maleska
Thu May 12, 1983	31D	Melonlike fruit	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sat Feb 5, 1983	13D	Tropical fruit	Joe Clonick	Maleska
Sun Nov 23, 1980	71A	Cantaloupe's cousin	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Aug 28, 1977	112D	Melonlike fruit	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Fri Jan 19, 1973	34A	Tropical melon	Unknown	Weng
Wed Sep 12, 1962	1A	Tropical fruit.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 9, 1958	34A	Tropical fruit.	Samuel K. Fliegner	Farrar
Sat Mar 3, 1956	44A	Southern melon-like fruit.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 22, 1953	37D	Tropical fruit.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Jan 26, 1947	88D	Its juice is drunk on Broadway.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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