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15 results for PRET from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 6, 2023	3D	___ à manger (ready to eat, in France) (2)	Daniel Jaret	Shortz
Wed Oct 2, 2013	10A	___-à-porter (5)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Fri May 11, 2012	8D	Ready, in Rouen (2)	Natan Last	Shortz
Thu Oct 15, 2009	22A	___-à-porter (5)	Victor Fleming	Shortz
Sun Jul 20, 2008	77D	___-à-porter (5)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Jun 11, 2006	45D	___ à manger (ready to eat, in France) (2)	Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.	Shortz
Wed May 17, 2006	58D	___-à-porter (5)	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Sun Jan 29, 2006	68D	___-à-porter (ready-to-wear) (3)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Wed Dec 31, 2003	36D	___-à-porter (5)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Fri Apr 30, 1999	54A	Ready, in Rouen (2)	Pat M. Hugel	Shortz
Wed Jun 10, 1998	6D	___-à-porter (ready-to-wear) (3)	Nancy S. Ross	Shortz
Fri Apr 17, 1998	6D	___-à-porter (ready-to-wear) (3)	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Thu Oct 16, 1997	4D	Ready: Fr.	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Aug 10, 1997	56A	___-a-porter	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Thu Jul 10, 1997	42A	___-a-porter (ready-to-wear)	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

25 results for PRET from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 14, 1993	22A	A past tense: Abbr.	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Sun Mar 22, 1992	28D	A past tense: Abbr.	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Fri Dec 25, 1987	23A	Ready, in Rouen	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Apr 13, 1986	124A	A tense: Abbr.	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Sun Mar 10, 1985	78D	Ready, in Rennes	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Tue Feb 21, 1984	41D	Gram. past tense	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun May 30, 1982	83D	Ready in Rennes	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Aug 17, 1976	37A	Verb tense: Abbr.	Anthony B. Canning	Weng
Mon Aug 1, 1966	13D	Past tense: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 25, 1966	49D	Ready: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 16, 1964	27A	Ready: Fr.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 5, 1962	21A	Ready: Fr.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Thu Jun 11, 1959	51A	Ready: Fr.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Apr 25, 1959	12D	Ready: Fr.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Fri Jan 8, 1954	9D	Past tense: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 29, 1952	45A	Ready: French.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 2, 1952	42A	Ready: French.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 15, 1951	47A	Ready: French.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 16, 1951	19A	Ready: French.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 27, 1951	26A	Ready: French.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Nov 30, 1947	74A	Ready: French.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Apr 27, 1947	77A	Polish length measure.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Mar 18, 1945	85D	Ready: Fr.	L. K. Peters	Farrar
Sun Sep 10, 1944	128D	Ready: French.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Feb 7, 1943	93A	Polish unit of length, 4.72 yds.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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