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7 results for CUGAT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Apr 3, 2020	15D	Bandleader Xavier (2)	Joe Deeney
Sun Jan 1, 2017	63A	"That Latin Beat!" bandleader	Matthew Sewell
Sun Feb 20, 2005	43A	Bandleader Xavier (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thu Mar 8, 2001	32D	The Rhumba King	Peter Gordon
Thu Apr 22, 1999	43A	"Brazil" hit-maker, 1943	David J. Kahn
Thu Dec 26, 1996	24D	Bandleader with the 1943 hit "Brazil"	R. H. Burns
Thu Feb 24, 1994	38A	The Rumba King	Stanley Newman

12 results for CUGAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 22, 1991	147A	Bandleader from Barcelona	Lawrence M. Rheingold	Maleska
Tue Jan 6, 1987	5A	Rumba specialist	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sat Sep 15, 1979	27D	Maestro Xavier	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Sat Jan 6, 1979	30D	Music man Xavier	Robert Katz	Maleska
Fri Dec 30, 1977	24A	Bandleader from Barcelona	Bert Beaman	Maleska
Tue Aug 3, 1976	38A	Bandman Xavier	Jim Plackner	Weng
Tue May 25, 1971	30D	Band leader	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 7, 1954	62A	Band leader.	David L. Corbin	Farrar
Wed Jun 16, 1954	49A	Player of rumbas.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 19, 1953	29D	Orchestra leader.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Fri Jun 13, 1952	10A	Xavier ___, orchestra leader.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 12, 1952	1A	He plays the tango, rumba, conga and samba.	Unknown	Farrar

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