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8 results for PURIST from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 13, 2016	53D	Stickler (2)	Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Wed Jan 28, 2015	41D	Type not susceptible to compromise	Gary Cee	Shortz
Tue Dec 15, 2009	67A	One unlikely to compromise	Steve Dobis	Shortz
Tue Apr 1, 2008	30A	Uncompromising sort	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun May 28, 2006	77D	Precisionist	Timothy Powell	Shortz
Sun Nov 3, 2002	102A	Noncompromiser (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Dec 24, 2000	92A	Noncompromiser (2)	Bill Zais	Shortz
Sun Dec 19, 1993	114D	Stickler (2)	John M. Samson	Shortz

13 results for PURIST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 4, 1993	42D	Strict traditionalist	Scott	Taub
Thu Mar 1, 1984	14D	Stickler re diction, etc.	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Fri Jun 10, 1983	45D	Rigid grammarian	Fennessy	Maleska
Tue Dec 11, 1973	55A	Hidebound grammarian	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 4, 1973	47A	Finicky grammarian	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sat Jun 20, 1970	53A	Stickler for correctness	Louise Earnest	Weng
Tue Oct 8, 1963	16D	Perfectionist.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Mon Dec 3, 1956	10D	One oversolicitous about use of language.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Mon Aug 13, 1956	42D	One solicitous about use of words.	Jo Bodle	Farrar
Sat Aug 21, 1954	43D	Strict observer of precise usage.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1953	41D	Oversolicitous one.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Jul 20, 1947	109D	Doctrinaire.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jun 30, 1946	47D	Advocate of nicety in language.	J. P. Downes	Farrar

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