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23 results for UMBRA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 24, 2023	24A	Shadow (9)	Drew Schmenner	Shortz
Wed Jun 22, 2022	56A	Darkest part of a shadow (2)	Kate Hawkins	Shortz
Sun Dec 6, 2020	62A	Shadow during an eclipse	Tony Orbach	Shortz
Sat Jan 18, 2020	54A	Shaded area	Ryan McCarty	Shortz
Mon May 29, 2017	44A	Darkest part of a shadow (2)	Jeff Chen and Seth Geltman	Shortz
Thu Oct 6, 2016	52A	Shadow (9)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Sun Dec 26, 2010	78D	Planetary shadow (4)	Darin McDaniel	Shortz
Thu Oct 22, 2009	4D	Shadow (9)	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Sun Apr 26, 2009	48A	Shadow (9)	Trip Payne	Shortz
Thu Jan 31, 2008	48D	Planetary shadow (4)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Mon Jan 1, 2007	51D	Shadow (9)	Randy Sowell	Shortz
Sat Dec 18, 2004	47D	Shadow (9)	Dana Motley	Shortz
Sun Oct 31, 2004	7D	Spectral image	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sun Jul 18, 2004	112A	Dark area (2)	Seth A. Abel	Shortz
Fri Oct 31, 2003	46A	Shadow (9)	Earl L. Martin III	Shortz
Wed Sep 25, 2002	4A	Shadow (9)	Tyler Hinman	Shortz
Tue Mar 12, 2002	57D	Planetary shadow (4)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sun Nov 21, 1999	55D	Planetary shadow (4)	Patrick D. Berry	Shortz
Sun Feb 9, 1997	14D	Dark area (2)	D. Niles	Shortz
Fri Jan 31, 1997	1D	Eclipse feature	M. Gaffney	Shortz
Thu May 9, 1996	1A	Shadow (9)	C. Millhauser	Shortz
Thu Sep 7, 1995	41A	Shade	Rich Norris	Shortz
Tue Jul 5, 1994	49D	Eclipse shadow	Raymond Hamel	Shortz

3 results for UMBRA from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 12, 2023	Acrostic	R	Vantage point for viewing a total eclipse	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
May 12, 2019	Acrostic	B	What total eclipse viewers are engulfed in	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jan 2, 2011	Acrostic	X	Darkened area in a total eclipse	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

13 results for UMBRA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 8, 1984	60A	Shadow	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Sun Mar 11, 1984	22A	Shade	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Sun Apr 4, 1982	33A	Vestige or fish	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Fri Apr 6, 1979	22A	Shadow	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Sun Dec 16, 1973	134A	Shadow	Bert Beaman	Weng
Tue Nov 14, 1967	32D	Shaded area.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 25, 1966	27D	Shadow.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 11, 1965	28D	Shadow.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 22, 1963	56D	Astronomer's shadow.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Sun Sep 18, 1960	11A	Shadow.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Mar 13, 1960	33D	Shadow.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Sun Jan 12, 1958	26A	Shadow.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Sun May 5, 1946	1D	Shadow.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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