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2 results for SHOESHINE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 6, 2010	61A	Bootblack's service	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Sat Nov 7, 2009	21D	Low finish?	Bob Klahn	Shortz

2 results for SHOESHINE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 2, 2018	Acrostic	N	Job for Horatio Alger's Ragged Dick	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jul 12, 2015	Acrostic	O	Finish at a low level?	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

7 results for SHOESHINE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 2, 1988	8D	Bootblack's product	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Wed Jun 7, 1972	56A	Foot operation of a sort	Unknown	Weng
Tue Feb 3, 1970	34D	Work of a Horatio Alger boy	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 10, 1963	36D	Something for the man in the street.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Oct 16, 1960	27A	Notable Italian movie.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Wed Jul 10, 1957	35D	Italian award-winning movie.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 21, 1948	93D	Prize-winning Italian movie.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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