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17 results for PIERCE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 5, 2021	60A	Run through (2)	Erik Agard	Shortz
Sun May 12, 2019	70A	Puncture (2)	Victor Barocas	Shortz
Sat Jan 5, 2019	27D	Go through (2)	Andrew Zhou	Shortz
Sun Feb 15, 2015	73A	"MAS*H" role	Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri Jul 4, 2014	18A	Signer of the Kansas-Nebraska Act	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Dec 28, 2013	40A	Break through	Frederick J. Healy	Shortz
Fri Dec 16, 2011	35D	Kansas-Nebraska Act signer	Doug Peterson and Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Wed Dec 9, 2009	51D	Buchanan's predecessor	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Fri Sep 18, 2009	43D	Pass through	Charles E. Gersch	Shortz
Sun Nov 9, 2008	85A	Knife	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Fri May 18, 2007	16A	Affect sharply	David Quarfoot	Shortz
Thu Jun 30, 2005	46D	Go through (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Jun 3, 2004	23D	Puncture (2)	Mike Torch	Shortz
Thu Jun 28, 2001	46D	Run through (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Thu Feb 25, 1999	49D	Drill through	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Nov 10, 1996	123A	Barbara Bush's maiden name	R. Hamel	Shortz
Fri Aug 5, 1994	63A	Drill	Daniel R. Stark	Shortz

1 result for PIERCE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 29, 2009	Panda	13D	President Gore	Mel Taub	Shortz

11 results for PIERCE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 11, 1981	43D	Huey ___ Long	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Fri Dec 22, 1978	14A	Cut through	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Sat Nov 12, 1966	47D	President Franklin.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 8, 1965	79D	Fillmore's follower.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Wed Feb 12, 1964	63A	Stab.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Mon May 28, 1962	1A	Fourteenth U. S. President.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Mon Dec 19, 1960	47D	American President.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Thu Jun 19, 1952	43D	New Hampshire's only President.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 30, 1946	84A	General who became President.	J. P. Downes	Farrar
Sun Sep 9, 1945	68A	President Franklin ___.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Sun Oct 4, 1942	45A	The fourteenth President.	Sam Levine	Farrar

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