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7 results for PEDANTS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 11, 2021	64A	Nitpickers	Mark MacLachlan	Shortz
Sun Aug 21, 2016	110A	Good fact-checking types	Kathy Matheson and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Wed Nov 24, 2010	43D	Nitpicking types	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Sat Aug 13, 2005	23A	Sticklers	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Sat Mar 10, 2001	41D	Know-it-alls	Charles E. Gersch	Shortz
Sat Apr 4, 1998	35D	They split hairs	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Jul 20, 1997	58D	Hairsplitters	Rich Norris	Shortz

10 results for PEDANTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 8, 1993	10D	Eggheaded show-offs	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Sat Mar 23, 1991	9D	Ostentatious scholars	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Sat Jan 18, 1986	34D	Doctrinaires' kin	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Oct 24, 1972	23A	Intellectual show-offs	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 10, 1957	36A	Dull pedagogs.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 14, 1953	10D	Intellectual snobs.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Apr 30, 1950	113D	Intellectual showoffs.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Dec 29, 1946	50A	Those who display learning.	Harriot Cooke	Farrar
Sun Sep 15, 1946	82D	Prigs.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Nov 25, 1945	61A	Ostentatious scholars.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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