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6 results for RIVES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 9, 2016	44D	Tears apart (4)	David Phillips	Shortz
Fri Dec 9, 2011	21D	Tears apart (4)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Dec 12, 2010	91A	Forcibly divides	Karen Young Bonin	Shortz
Tue Sep 6, 2005	54D	Tears apart (4)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Thu Jun 19, 2003	40A	Tears apart (4)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Nov 2, 1997	47D	Splits	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz

20 results for RIVES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 1, 1991	30D	Cleaves	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Fri Jun 28, 1985	49D	Splits	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Sun Mar 23, 1980	42D	Cleaves	Hal R. Hollinger	Maleska
Thu Feb 22, 1979	33A	Splits	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Wed Jan 16, 1974	5D	Splits	George Madrid	Weng
Sun Feb 25, 1973	105A	Splits	Arnold Moss	Weng
Sun Jan 31, 1971	102A	Cleaves	Martha DeWitt	Weng
Tue Feb 3, 1970	28D	Splits	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jun 25, 1969	3D	Tears.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 27, 1968	2D	Splits.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 27, 1967	41A	Splits.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sun Jan 16, 1966	76A	Splits.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Wed Jun 13, 1962	39A	Splits.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Thu Mar 9, 1961	9D	Splits apart.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 28, 1960	65A	Cleaves.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Jun 30, 1957	26A	Splits.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun May 13, 1956	36D	Sunders.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Thu Nov 18, 1954	37A	Sunders.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Mar 27, 1952	29D	Rends apart.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 25, 1947	93A	Splits.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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