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17 results for PERSIA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 11, 2018	8A	Sparta's foe in "300"	Sam Ezersky and David Steinberg	Shortz
Wed Sep 20, 2017	5D	Shah's domain until 1935	Hal Moore	Shortz
Tue May 22, 2012	22D	Xerxes' empire	Kyle T. Dolan	Shortz
Tue Jun 28, 2011	41A	Source of fine rugs	Tom Baring	Shortz
Sun Aug 2, 2009	28A	Alexander the Great conquered it	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Jan 10, 2009	46D	One side in the Battle of Marathon	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Mon Mar 26, 2007	28A	Old Iran (2)	Eric Fischer	Shortz
Fri Jan 19, 2007	62A	One side in the Battle of Thermopylae	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Fri Oct 13, 2006	58A	Qajar dynasty's domain (2)	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Fri Jul 28, 2006	24A	Qajar dynasty's domain (2)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sun Dec 9, 2001	18A	Realm of Cyrus the Great	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Sat Aug 18, 2001	33D	Darius I's land	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sat Oct 17, 1998	43A	Kajar dynasty's domain	Bryant White	Shortz
Mon Dec 2, 1996	50A	Old Iran (2)	D. L. Wilk	Shortz
Thu May 30, 1996	10D	Source of an old rug	N. S. Wizer	Shortz
Mon Feb 5, 1996	9D	Olden Iran	Robert Katz	Shortz
Wed Jun 15, 1994	29A	Xerxes ruled here	Thomas W. Schier	Shortz

16 results for PERSIA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 11, 1988	94D	Xerxes's realm	Mel Taub	Maleska
Sat Nov 7, 1981	9D	Xerxes' land	Ronald Rabinowitz	Maleska
Sun Sep 3, 1972	56D	Iran	Jack Rosenthal	Weng
Fri Dec 21, 1962	20A	Omar's land.	William F. Bulow	Farrar
Wed Nov 30, 1960	19A	Ancient empire of Asia.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 10, 1955	48D	Former name of Asian country.	M. S. Manning	Farrar
Thu Nov 8, 1951	46A	Entezam's country before 1935.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 21, 1951	41A	Old Iran.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 5, 1951	7D	Where Kerman is.	Samuel K. Fliegner	Farrar
Wed Sep 27, 1950	8D	Iran.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 17, 1950	72D	Iran.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Feb 1, 1948	60A	Iran, before 1935.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Dec 29, 1946	1D	Area of great oil fields.	Harriot Cooke	Farrar
Sun Jun 10, 1945	12D	Where the Elburz Mts. are.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Jan 2, 1944	27A	Seat of important Allied oil fields.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Apr 11, 1943	10D	Middle Eastern country visited by Willkie.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar

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