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14 results for RETURN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 9, 2024	10D	Come back	Adam Wagner	Shortz
Mon Jul 31, 2023	4D	Part of a round trip	David Litman and Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Fri Oct 21, 2022	38A	What an investor hopes for	Rafael Musa	Shortz
Sun Jun 6, 2021	52D	Key hit with a pinkie	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Thu Oct 24, 2013	46D	With 47-Down, means of getting home, maybe	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Fri Nov 6, 2009	41D	Trip part	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Sun Jun 1, 2003	31D	Yield (5)	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Fri Jul 12, 2002	38A	Investor's desire	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Sat Mar 18, 2000	31D	Yield (5)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Dec 25, 1998	16A	Yield (5)	Ed Pegg Jr.	Shortz
Sat Oct 18, 1997	12D	Yield (5)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Tue Dec 3, 1996	51D	Half of a round trip	R. Hartman	Shortz
Sun Apr 2, 1995	88A	Yield (5)	Norman S. Wizer	Shortz
Sun Jul 24, 1994	55A	April mailing	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

1 result for RETURN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 2, 2008	Diagramless	56D	Computer key	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz

25 results for RETURN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 26, 1985	46D	Profit	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Sun Nov 3, 1985	43A	Tax statement	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Tue Jul 26, 1983	14D	"The ___ of the Native": Hardy	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Wed Jan 27, 1982	6D	Word in a sequel title	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Mon Oct 12, 1981	46A	Columbus's first ___ to Spain was made on the Niña	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Thu Feb 8, 1979	24A	Kind of ticket	Johnson	Maleska
Fri Nov 4, 1977	43D	Comeback	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Wed Oct 12, 1977	48A	Investor's concern	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Jul 25, 1976	60D	Come back	Tap Osborn	Weng
Sun Feb 2, 1975	18D	Come back to	Raymond F. Eisner	Weng
Wed Sep 25, 1974	14A	Feedback	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Mon Nov 5, 1973	48A	Tennis shot	Unknown	Weng
Sat Oct 28, 1972	2D	Come back	Unknown	Weng
Mon Nov 8, 1971	57A	Profit	Unknown	Weng
Sat May 10, 1969	7D	Boomerang act.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 19, 1964	20D	Profit.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 25, 1964	33D	What 27 Across is.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 15, 1963	45A	Income.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 10, 1962	9D	Profit.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 18, 1961	25D	Homecoming.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 29, 1959	41A	Yield.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 6, 1952	142A	Part of a tennis rally.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jul 9, 1950	20A	Profit.	Alice H. Cook	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1949	55D	Yield.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Nov 28, 1948	99A	"The ___ of the Native."—Hardy.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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