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2 results for BERIA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat May 9, 1998	49D	Head of Soviet secret police, 1938-53	Rich Norris
Fri Jul 7, 1995	40A	One of Stalin's cronies	Wayne Robert Williams

20 results for BERIA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 13, 1993	24D	V.I.P. under Stalin	Robert O. Dillman	Taub
Mon Mar 22, 1993	15A	N.K.V.D. chief, once	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sun May 3, 1992	83D	Liquidated Russian: 1953	Rosalind Pavane	Maleska
Sun Sep 25, 1988	95A	Liquidated Russian: 1953	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Wed Jan 13, 1988	43D	Communist leader from Georgia	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Sun Nov 23, 1986	79D	Purgerof Stalin's opponents	Nancy W. Atkinson	Maleska
Fri Feb 4, 1972	51D	Late Russian V.I.P.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jul 26, 1957	4D	Victim of a Kremlin shakeup.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 2, 1956	50A	Late Soviet official.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Tue Jul 5, 1955	34A	Stalin's police chief.	Philip G. Rosemond	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1955	129A	Purger who got purged.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Jan 31, 1954	56D	Late member of the Presidium.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Wed Jul 15, 1953	13D	Comrade Lavrenti.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 11, 1953	1A	Feared name in Russia.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Tue Apr 14, 1953	43A	Lavrenti of the Kremlin.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 20, 1951	12D	One of Stalin's key men.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 8, 1951	1A	Chief of secret police in Moscow.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 4, 1951	94D	The Soviet "kingmaker."	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jul 13, 1947	70D	U.S.S.R.'s No. 3 man.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Aug 18, 1946	43D	Son of Ephraim.	Louise Rabb	Farrar

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