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4 results for SHAMUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 24, 2017	29A	Private eye, slangily	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Apr 17, 2016	62D	P.I., in old slang	Howard Barkin	Shortz
Mon Mar 1, 2010	29A	Detective, in slang	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Aug 2, 1997	45A	Gumshoe	Ed Early	Shortz

1 result for SHAMUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 9, 2010	Acrostic	X	Gumshoe, private eye	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

11 results for SHAMUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 27, 1985	21A	Private eye	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Oct 20, 1985	94A	Sherlock	John M. Samson	Maleska
Mon Aug 17, 1981	31A	Private eye	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Tue Aug 23, 1977	45A	Gumshoe	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sun Jul 3, 1977	21A	Private eye	Anne Fox	Maleska
Sun Jun 29, 1969	85D	Private eye	Lewis C. Breaker	Weng
Sat Dec 21, 1968	14D	Detective: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 21, 1968	5D	Private eye.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Jul 12, 1964	131A	Private eye.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Apr 7, 1952	20A	"Private eye."	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 23, 1951	36D	Private detective: Slang.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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