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25 results for WAYS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 15, 2024	23D	Courses	Daniel Grinberg	Fagliano
Wed Feb 28, 2024	37A	Methods (6)	Greg Snitkin	Shortz
Sun Nov 26, 2023	45D	Methods (6)	Adam Wagner and Michael Lieberman	Shortz
Tue Jan 31, 2023	51D	Methods (6)	Erik Agard	Shortz
Sun Feb 2, 2020	52D	How, with "the"	Brian Herrick and Christopher Adams	Shortz
Thu Dec 26, 2019	12D	Manners	Trenton Charlson	Shortz
Mon Mar 14, 2016	21D	House Committee on ___ and Means	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Sun May 3, 2015	64D	Means (2)	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Thu Apr 30, 2015	34D	Routes	Herre Schouwerwou	Shortz
Wed Nov 7, 2012	64A	Methods (6)	George Fitzgerald and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Mon Jun 27, 2011	54D	House ___ and Means Committee	Joseph Samulak	Shortz
Sun Mar 20, 2011	105D	Maze choices	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Feb 2, 2010	65A	Partner of means (2)	Alex Fay	Shortz
Wed Aug 29, 2007	22A	Means' partner	Jayne and Alex Boisvert	Shortz
Thu Mar 1, 2007	70A	Means (2)	Steven E. Atwood	Shortz
Mon Dec 11, 2006	31D	___ and Means Committee	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Feb 23, 2006	7D	"We have our ___"	Todd McClary	Shortz
Tue Jul 13, 2004	36D	Methods (6)	Kevan Choset	Shortz
Mon Nov 3, 2003	68A	Paths (2)	Marjorie Berg	Shortz
Tue Nov 26, 2002	6D	Partner of means (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sun Apr 23, 2000	60D	Directions	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Sun Jun 28, 1998	128A	Channels	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Mon Feb 23, 1998	66A	Methods (6)	Mark Danna	Shortz
Mon Sep 15, 1997	55D	Paths (2)	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz
Mon Feb 17, 1997	13D	Streets and avenues	R. Hughes	Shortz

26 results for WAYS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 15, 1993	12D	Passages	Dorothy Elliott	Taub
Sun Dec 17, 1989	77D	Means' partner	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Sat Jul 1, 1989	4D	"She dwell among the untrodden ___": Wordsworth	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Sat Aug 30, 1986	13D	Means' companion	Michael J. Parris	Maleska
Tue Feb 12, 1985	13D	What E. B. Browning counted	Gayle Dean	Maleska
Wed Aug 22, 1984	13D	What Mrs. Browning counted	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Mon Jul 25, 1983	64A	Customs	James R. Burns	Maleska
Sun Mar 6, 1983	104D	___ and means	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Thu Sep 24, 1981	13D	Methods	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Jan 29, 1980	64A	Partner of means	Hugh McElroy	Maleska
Thu Nov 7, 1974	70A	Appian et al.	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun Jul 1, 1973	32A	Methods	Edward J. O'Brien	Weng
Wed Jun 20, 1973	50D	Methods	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 12, 1972	50A	Routes	Anthony Morse	Weng
Thu Nov 4, 1971	64A	Ship-launching need	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 15, 1969	15A	Means' partner.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 29, 1967	65A	Partner of means.	Dorothea Bauer	Farrar
Mon Nov 6, 1967	24D	Paths.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 28, 1965	1D	Habits.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 12, 1958	59D	Characteristic manners of acting.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Thu Jan 29, 1953	13D	Structure on which a ship is built and launched.	George Henderson	Farrar
Wed May 28, 1952	63D	Habits or customs.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 28, 1952	24A	Vessel-launching structure.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Jun 22, 1947	46D	___ and Means.	I. Kert	Farrar
Sun Sep 12, 1943	98A	___ and Means Committee.	Alexis P. Boodberg	Farrar
Sun Aug 9, 1942	44A	Where our "bridge of ships" is launched.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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