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7 results for PATIENT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 2, 2015	25D	Like Job (3)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sat Feb 2, 2013	60A	Job-like	Gareth Bain	Shortz
Tue Nov 3, 2009	12D	"Beware the fury of a ___ man": John Dryden	Barry Boone	Shortz
Sun Jan 7, 2001	78A	Long-suffering	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Jul 2, 1996	5D	Like Job (3)	Bette Sue Cohen	Shortz
Mon Jan 10, 1994	1A	Like Job (3)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Dec 19, 1993	67A	Forbearing	John M. Samson	Shortz

2 results for PATIENT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 10, 2004	Other	25A	Done seeing a wok	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Oct 3, 1999	Diagramless	31D	"ER" extra	Frank Longo	Shortz

15 results for PATIENT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 2, 1993	19D	Like Griselda	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Sun Oct 23, 1988	37A	Not impetuous	John Greenman	Maleska
Fri Sep 19, 1986	40A	Tolerant	Hickmott	Maleska
Wed Oct 21, 1981	9D	Like Griselda	Nikki Tenfelde	Maleska
Wed Apr 10, 1974	37A	Long-suffering	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Sat Jun 2, 1962	39A	Willing to wait.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Dec 5, 1961	9D	Forbearing.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 15, 1959	48A	Slow to anger.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 23, 1959	15A	Forebearing.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Wed Jan 30, 1957	1D	Resigned.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Mon Dec 27, 1954	1D	Quietly persevering.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 26, 1954	1A	Calm in expectation.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Wed May 20, 1953	36D	Like Griselda.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Sep 16, 1951	112D	Persevering.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Sun Dec 3, 1944	57D	What Griselda was.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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