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3 results for YAN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 11, 2016	38A	PBS's "___ Can Cook"	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Thu Oct 7, 2010	26D	"___ Can Cook" (former cooking show)	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Sun Nov 1, 2009	34A	"___ Can Cook" (onetime PBS show)	Matt Ginsberg and Pete Muller	Shortz

15 results for YAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 15, 1984	127A	Penn ___, N.Y. resort	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Mon Jun 17, 1974	21D	Penn ___, N. Y.	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun May 5, 1974	121D	Penn ___, N.Y.	Louis C. Mandes Jr.	Weng
Fri Feb 7, 1969	20A	Penn ___.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 2, 1968	20A	Penn ___, N.Y.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 5, 1968	66D	Penn ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 8, 1964	70D	Penn ___, N. Y.	Barbara L. Golub	Farrar
Sun Sep 23, 1962	62A	Penn ___.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Mon Mar 26, 1962	45A	Penn ___, near Rochester, N. Y.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Thu May 18, 1961	46A	Penn ___, New York village.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 12, 1961	11D	Penn ___, N. Y.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Jun 12, 1960	136D	Penn ___.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Sat Feb 13, 1960	51D	Penn ___, N. Y.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 17, 1959	46D	Penn ___, Finger Lakes village.	Mary S. Manning	Farrar
Wed Sep 21, 1955	60A	Penn ___, town near Rochester, N. Y.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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