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9 results for POSSESS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 21, 2024	80A	Work like the devil?	Michael Schlossberg	Fagliano
Sun Oct 31, 2021	127A	Have	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Fri Jan 17, 2020	29A	Hold (3)	Ryan Patrick Smith	Shortz
Mon Sep 20, 2010	46A	Hold (3)	Bernice Gordon	Shortz
Sun Mar 14, 2004	146A	Be born with	Craig Kasper	Shortz
Sun May 18, 2003	91A	Haunt	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Sat Mar 29, 2003	37D	Hold (3)	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Wed Aug 7, 2002	56A	Have in one's hands	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Wed Mar 4, 1998	45A	Own	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz

1 result for POSSESS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 28, 2021	Cryptic	20D	Have search parties start to search! (7)	Ali Gascoigne	Shortz

16 results for POSSESS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 10, 1990	8A	Own	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Tue May 20, 1986	9D	Own	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Aug 15, 1982	120A	Have and hold	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sat Jun 7, 1980	5D	Have	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Jan 10, 1976	36A	Have	H. Hastings Reddall	Weng
Tue Jan 26, 1965	41D	To have and to hold.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 6, 1962	1A	Dominate.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 16, 1960	67A	Gain control over.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 17, 1960	24D	Keep control over.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 5, 1959	7A	Maintain.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 25, 1959	20A	Maintain.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 14, 1959	58A	Have and hold.	Edward Canstein	Farrar
Thu Mar 20, 1952	28D	Hold or occupy.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 16, 1950	95A	Have.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Oct 10, 1943	58D	Own.	W. W. Webster	Farrar
Sun Feb 22, 1942	38A	Own.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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