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13 results for POPES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 21, 2022	106A	Some bishops	Brooke Husic and Will Nediger	Shortz
Fri Jul 22, 2022	42D	Latin lovers, officially speaking?	David Steinberg	Shortz
Mon Jan 7, 2019	51D	John, Paul and John Paul (3)	Andrew Kingsley	Shortz
Sat Jun 19, 2010	28A	See people	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Thu Jun 7, 2007	22A	Long line in Rome	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Jan 25, 2004	54D	Innocents, e.g.	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat May 17, 2003	26D	Bull producers	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Tue Dec 3, 2002	69A	John, Paul and John Paul (3)	Tyler Hinman	Shortz
Mon Apr 22, 2002	32D	John, Paul and John Paul (3)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Wed Jul 9, 1997	36A	Residents of Castel Gandolfo	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Sun Jun 30, 1996	119D	Religious leaders	R. Norris	Shortz
Mon Sep 19, 1994	52D	Vatican leaders	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz
Tue Apr 19, 1994	34A	Vatican City dwellers	Bob Sefick	Shortz

17 results for POPES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 8, 1985	48D	Leo and John, e.g.	Jones	Maleska
Mon Jul 29, 1985	52D	Peter, Paul et al.	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sat Jun 30, 1984	8D	John, Paul et al.	S. E. Wilkinson	Maleska
Sun Mar 18, 1984	56D	Vigilius and Sisinnius	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Wed Aug 13, 1980	43A	Boniface, Benedict et al.	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sat Sep 9, 1972	69A	Paul and John	Unknown	Weng
Wed Dec 16, 1970	47D	Leo and Paul	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 15, 1969	62D	Gregory et al.	John D. Owens	Weng
Sun Oct 20, 1968	7D	Alexander and others	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Apr 1, 1963	47D	Pontiffs.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 10, 1962	47D	Pontiffs.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 5, 1959	21A	Bishops of Rome.	Ann Gerlach	Farrar
Mon Jan 7, 1957	18D	Alexander and others.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Mon Jun 7, 1954	14A	Clement, Leo, etc.	Albert Blum	Farrar
Tue Sep 29, 1953	40A	Urban and Innocent.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun May 10, 1953	130D	Peter, Linus, Anacletus, etc.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Apr 12, 1942	3D	Bishops of Rome.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar

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