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4 results for PTOLEMY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 20, 2018	4D	Astronomer with a geocentric model of the universe	Ben Gross and James Somers	Shortz
Sun Sep 27, 2015	72D	Revolutionary thinker?	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Fri Aug 20, 2010	24A	Ancient dynasty name	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Wed Jul 12, 1995	27A	Second-century astronomer	Robert Malinow	Shortz

5 results for PTOLEMY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 19, 1984	5D	Egyptian astronomer	John Dreyer	Maleska
Sat Dec 18, 1971	17A	Greek astronomer	Unknown	Weng
Tue May 30, 1961	9D	Famous Egyptian astronomer.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 8, 1960	5D	Dynasty of ancient Egypt.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 20, 1946	80D	Cleopatra's dynasty.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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