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4 results for NOIRS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu Apr 15, 2021	36D	Gritty films, informally (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer
Thu May 9, 2019	4D	Gritty films, informally (2)	Lewis Rothlein
Thu Jun 16, 2016	31A	Dark films, informally	Timothy Polin
Thu Dec 1, 2005	30A	Some roulette bets	Randolph Ross

5 results for NOIRS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 22, 1976	68A	Roulette bets	DeWitt Anderson	Weng
Mon Jan 25, 1971	24A	Monte Carlo colors	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 26, 1969	65D	Roulette colors	Mary M. Murdoch	Weng
Sun Oct 7, 1962	53D	Blacks: Fr.	Ted Dombras	Farrar
Sun Mar 30, 1947	65D	Roulette bets on the black.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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