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7 results for THIEVE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 18, 2017	10D	Take things the wrong way	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Jul 23, 2005	30A	Do some lifting	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Feb 3, 2005	12D	Lift, so to speak (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Nov 5, 2000	83A	Filch	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz
Fri Aug 11, 2000	19A	Lift, so to speak (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Jul 10, 1999	45D	Steal	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Aug 29, 1997	14D	Cop	Mark Diehl	Shortz

10 results for THIEVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 15, 1991	11A	Steal	Melvin Kenworthy	Maleska
Sun Aug 12, 1990	101A	Steal	Walter Covell	Maleska
Thu Jul 5, 1984	49D	Emulate Fagin	Charlotte Shore	Maleska
Sun May 9, 1971	101D	Steal	Marian Pearce	Weng
Sun Aug 21, 1966	74D	Purloin.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Oct 7, 1956	51D	Steal.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jun 22, 1952	32D	Steal.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Fri Jun 1, 1951	41A	Steal.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 1, 1951	86D	Take feloniously.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Aug 2, 1942	139A	Pilfer.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar

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