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6 results for PROBATE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 2, 2009	29D	Will validation	Damon J. Gulczynski	Shortz
Wed Aug 20, 2008	9D	Validation of a will	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Sun Jan 28, 2007	29A	Contest of wills?	Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke	Shortz
Thu Oct 5, 2000	22A	Kind of court (2)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Thu Oct 26, 1995	25D	Kind of court (2)	Jim Page	Shortz
Fri Oct 6, 1995	35A	Authenticate, legally	Rich Norris	Shortz

2 results for PROBATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 17, 2022	Panda	41D	Kind of court at probe	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
Apr 22, 2018	Panda	39D	What could rob a pet at will	Mel Taub	Shortz

20 results for PROBATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 16, 1993	49A	Court for heirs	Stanley B. Whitten	Maleska
Sat Jul 25, 1992	8A	Inheritor's headache	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Tue Apr 27, 1982	3D	Kind of court	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sat Dec 12, 1981	8A	Will validation	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Fri Jul 17, 1981	1D	Kind of court	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Sat May 10, 1980	1D	Prove a will	Sara V. Tuckerman	Maleska
Tue Jan 22, 1980	14D	Establish a will	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sun Aug 12, 1973	6A	Prove, as a will	Bert Kruse	Weng
Wed Aug 13, 1969	42A	Certain court.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 3, 1961	95D	Establish a will's validity.	A. H. Drummond Jr.	Farrar
Thu Jan 26, 1961	31D	Testamentary proof.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 15, 1960	36A	Legal term.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 25, 1960	17A	Establish validity of a will.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 7, 1960	39D	Court action.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 24, 1960	34A	Court for wills.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Mar 8, 1960	38A	Establish validity of (a will).	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 12, 1957	19A	Establish a will as valid.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 5, 1957	25A	Legal proof.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Apr 29, 1956	10D	Official proof.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Wed Sep 29, 1954	42A	Proof of a will.	E. E. Smith	Farrar

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