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6 results for TANAKA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 22, 2012	6D	Tomoyuki ___, creator of Godzilla (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Aug 13, 2011	48D	Godzilla creator Tomoyuki ___ (2)	Tim Croce	Shortz
Sun Aug 9, 2009	124A	Tomoyuki ___, creator of Godzilla (2)	Patrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Tue Jul 1, 2008	6D	1970s Japanese P.M. Kakuei ___	Ken Bessette	Shortz
Sun Sep 12, 2004	9D	Godzilla creator Tomoyuki ___ (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Feb 8, 2003	3D	Tomoyuki ___, producer of "Godzilla"	Patrick Berry	Shortz

5 results for TANAKA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 26, 1988	22D	Former Japanese P.M.	Walter Covell	Maleska
Sun Apr 28, 1985	57A	Japanese P.M.: 1972-74	Jim Page	Maleska
Sun Jun 15, 1980	112D	Former Japanese P.M.	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Dec 10, 1972	34D	Japanese leader	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Apr 7, 1946	72D	Jap author of infamous memorial (1863-1929).	Lester Keene	Farrar

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