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2 results for RANS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 30, 2017	92D	Also-___	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Jun 26, 2011	26A	Also-___ (losers)	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz

17 results for RANS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 29, 1989	51D	Also ___ (losers)	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Sun Oct 5, 1975	67A	Also ___	Richard Camp	Weng
Mon Jul 8, 1974	61A	Also-___	Elizabeth M. Quackenbush	Weng
Tue May 1, 1973	66A	Also-___	Unknown	Weng
Wed Apr 4, 1973	52A	Also-___ (losers)	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 7, 1970	38D	Also-___ (losers)	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 27, 1962	29A	Hanks of twine.	E. R. Galli	Farrar
Sun Mar 26, 1961	65D	Also ___.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Dec 16, 1959	21D	Hanks of twine.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 27, 1959	23D	Hanks of twine.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Sun Jan 18, 1959	56D	Hanks of twine.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Aug 26, 1958	67A	Also ___.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Oct 27, 1957	85D	Hanks of twine.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Jul 7, 1957	26D	Also ___.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Wed Jan 24, 1951	23A	Hanks of twine.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 2, 1949	133D	Hanks of twine.	George W. Root	Farrar
Sun Apr 13, 1947	15D	Hanks of twine.	Isaac Kert	Farrar

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