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5 results for PARTIES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 28, 2016	10A	Has a ball	Adam G. Perl	Shortz
Sat Aug 1, 2009	26D	Voting booth information	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Thu May 14, 2009	1A	Shindigs	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Mar 10, 2008	45D	Republican, Democratic, Green, etc.	Ken Bessette	Shortz
Mon Apr 8, 1996	55A	Celebrates	S. B. Whitten	Shortz

9 results for PARTIES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 18, 1988	33A	Republican et al.	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Tue Jun 6, 1972	16A	Sides	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 5, 1971	4D	Litigants	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 19, 1969	20A	Soirees	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sun Jan 31, 1960	7D	Persons: Colloq.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Wed Aug 26, 1959	18A	Birthday events.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 5, 1955	110A	Festivities.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Tue Jun 10, 1952	43D	Democratic and Republican.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 6, 1949	45D	Troop detachments.	G. A. K. Sutton	Farrar

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