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1 result for WISTER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 15, 2001	7A	"The Virginian" writer	Frank A. Longo	Shortz

1 result for WISTER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 9, 2005	Panda	42A	Owen who writes novels or at least used to	Mel Taub	Shortz

9 results for WISTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 14, 1986	7D	Author of "The Virginian"	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Wed Aug 28, 1974	43A	Novelist Owen	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Wed Dec 6, 1967	30D	Author Owen.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 30, 1965	19D	American author.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue May 28, 1963	19D	He wrote "The Virginian."	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 21, 1962	24A	Western writer.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Mon Oct 15, 1962	51A	Author Owen.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 13, 1950	5D	Author of "The Virginian."	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 14, 1949	67D	Author of "The Virginian."	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar

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