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5 results for FRANCIS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu Jan 2, 2014	40A	Pope who declared "I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition"	Todd Gross
Fri Oct 15, 2010	27D	Crick who co-discovered DNA's structure	Peter Wentz
Sun Jun 20, 1999	1A	"Much Ado About Nothing" friar (2)	Manny Nosowsky
Wed May 27, 1998	20A	"Much Ado About Nothing" friar (2)	Mark Elliot Skolsky
Sun Dec 10, 1995	14D	Last Holy Roman emperor	Jim Page

10 results for FRANCIS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 11, 1989	4D	___ Scott Key	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Sun Feb 22, 1987	86D	Essayist Bacon	Dorothy Smitonick	Maleska
Sun Aug 14, 1983	86D	Dancer in a 1921 song	Peter Swift	Maleska
Mon May 17, 1982	39D	Crèche popularizer	John M. Samson	Maleska
Thu Aug 15, 1974	52A	See 5 Across	Reginald L. Johnson	Weng
Sun Dec 8, 1963	71A	Bird-loving saint.	Ted Dombras	Farrar
Sat Jun 29, 1957	37A	Well-known TV name.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 24, 1955	13A	Talking mule of movies.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Fri Jul 25, 1952	5D	The saint of simplicity.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 24, 1943	46D	He married Mary, Queen of Scots.	J. C. Doesburg	Farrar

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