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6 results for SHAWN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu Oct 21, 2021	31D	William ___, editor of The New Yorker for 35 years	Michael Lieberman
Sun Feb 7, 2016	83D	William ___, longtime editor of The New Yorker (2)	Alan Arbesfeld
Wed Jul 8, 2015	38A	One of the Wayans brothers	Ryan Milligan
Wed Dec 30, 2009	18A	Wallace ___ of "Manhattan"	Adam Cohen
Sun Dec 20, 2009	41A	William ___, longtime editor of The New Yorker (2)	Alan Arbesfeld
Sun Sep 6, 1998	13A	"My Dinner With Andre" playwright	Rich Norris

2 results for SHAWN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 3, 1979	96D	Dancer Ted	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sun May 11, 1947	72A	Famous dancer.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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