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3 results for SEMAPHORE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 13, 2024	18A	Flag-waver's specialty	Drew Schmenner	Shortz
Mon Feb 3, 1997	3D	Communication means at sea	M. E. Brindamour	Shortz
Thu Feb 17, 1994	51A	Flagging conversation?	Brett Blaylock	Shortz

2 results for SEMAPHORE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 19, 2011	Acrostic	A	Army form of communication?	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Nov 13, 2005	Acrostic	X	Communication that involves a lot of arm-waving	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

5 results for SEMAPHORE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 17, 1964	28D	Signal Corps specialty.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 1, 1964	35D	Signaling apparatus.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1964	70A	Engineer's guide.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Sun Jul 29, 1962	5D	Signal.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Tue Dec 13, 1960	33D	System of signaling.	Unknown	Farrar

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