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3 results for MALDIVE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Dec 18, 1999	45D	___ Islands, in the Indian Ocean	Nancy Joline
Sat Apr 1, 1995	51A	___ Islands (Indian Ocean locale)	Fred Piscop
Sun Feb 27, 1994	21A	___ Islands, British protectorate until 1965	Bette Sue Cohen

3 results for MALDIVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 20, 1981	15A	___ Islands, in the Indian Ocean	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Wed Jul 15, 1953	43D	___ Islands, off Ceylon; world's newest republic.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 20, 1944	76A	Coral islands near and belonging to Ceylon.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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