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7 results for AVANTGARDE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 31, 2025	26A	Testing the limits, say	Alexander Liebeskind	Shortz
Fri Jun 21, 2019	27D	Ultramodern	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Wed Mar 25, 2015	28D	Like the work spelled out by the shaded letters	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Sun May 11, 2014	59D	Pushing the envelope, say	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Tue Feb 21, 1995	2D	Trend-setting, perhaps	Martin Schneider	Shortz
Sat Jan 7, 1995	9D	Cutting-edge	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Mon May 2, 1994	17A	Ahead of the times	James L. Beatty	Shortz

13 results for AVANTGARDE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 13, 1988	9D	Unorthodox, untraditional leaders	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Thu Oct 30, 1986	30D	Leaders in artistic innovations	Roger H. Courtney	Maleska
Thu Feb 5, 1976	10D	Arty trailblazers	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Wed Apr 12, 1972	12D	Pace-setters	Unknown	Weng
Sat Oct 18, 1969	15A	Artistic leaders.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Apr 28, 1969	29D	Out front, as in art.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 12, 1965	115A	Describing some shows.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Aug 20, 1964	18A	Innovators.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 5, 1958	27D	Leaders in a literary movement.	Alexander Daniels	Farrar
Sun Nov 17, 1957	73D	Leaders of the literati.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Wed Sep 12, 1956	11D	Extremely modern.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Sep 4, 1955	122A	Forerunners.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Mon Mar 2, 1953	51A	Those at the head of a literary movement: Fr.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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