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5 results for SWAINS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 22, 2015	64D	Courters	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Jan 24, 2013	23D	Country lads	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Fri Mar 31, 2006	4A	Beaux	Gilbert H. Ludwig	Shortz
Sun Oct 5, 2003	5D	Boyfriends of yore	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Wed Oct 14, 1998	33A	Beaus	Jay Sullivan	Shortz

8 results for SWAINS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 21, 1992	25A	Country lads	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Tue Jan 3, 1978	43A	Country gallants	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Sun Oct 22, 1961	20D	Rustic gallants.	Diana R. Sessions	Farrar
Sat Mar 30, 1957	23D	Rustic gallants.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Fri May 6, 1955	26A	Beaux.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sat Aug 16, 1952	5D	Beaux.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 14, 1952	1A	Steady flames.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 17, 1946	13D	Rustic gallants.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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