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1 result for SOLITARY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 6, 2005	4D	Prison punishment	John Greenman	Shortz

1 result for SOLITARY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 22, 2018	Panda	55A	Lone Royalist	Mel Taub	Shortz

8 results for SOLITARY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 5, 1992	40D	Lone	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Wed Mar 5, 1986	20A	Lone	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Thu Dec 24, 1981	9D	Single	William E. Heinemann	Maleska
Sat Mar 1, 1980	50A	Like an anchorite	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun May 25, 1969	57A	Lone	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Mon Dec 9, 1968	36D	Hermit.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 24, 1960	53A	Secluded.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 17, 1945	119A	Hermit.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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