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14 results for TIRANE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 19, 2020	60A	Capital of Albania (4)	Victor Barocas	Shortz
Thu Jan 9, 2020	52D	Capital of Albania (4)	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Sat Jul 20, 2019	32D	Capital on the Balkan Peninsula	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Sun Nov 25, 2018	50A	Capital of Albania (4)	Joon Pahk	Shortz
Thu Mar 7, 2013	24A	European capital that's majority-Muslim	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Dec 30, 2012	71A	World capital that's home to Zog I Boulevard	Steve Savoy	Shortz
Sun Jul 8, 2012	18A	Capital city formerly behind the Iron Curtain	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Sat Mar 12, 2011	43D	Capital whose central plaza is Skanderbeg Square	Joon Pahk	Shortz
Sun Sep 5, 2010	48A	Capital of Albania (4)	Will Nediger	Shortz
Sat May 20, 2000	21D	Capital near the Adriatic	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Jun 14, 1998	97D	Capital city spelled with an umlaut	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Aug 9, 1996	32D	European capital (2)	D. Tuller	Shortz
Sun Feb 25, 1996	35D	Balkan capital	D. Niles	Shortz
Thu Mar 17, 1994	34A	European capital (2)	Jim Page	Shortz

3 results for TIRANE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 1, 1969	72A	Capital of Albania: Var.	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Tue Jul 24, 1951	44A	Albanian capital: Native spelling.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 15, 1951	141A	Capital of Albania: Native sp.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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