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3 results for BFS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 12, 2025	38A	Certain significant others, informally	Erik Agard	Shortz
Sun Mar 19, 2023	83A	Some significant others, for short (2)	Robert Ryan	Shortz
Thu Sep 16, 2021	49A	Some significant others, for short (2)	Kevin Patterson	Shortz

6 results for BFS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 29, 1992	29A	Forestry degrees	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Fri Oct 22, 1982	1A	"___ Daughter," Marquand book	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Mon Sep 17, 1979	56D	"___ Daughter," Marquand novel	N. M. Meyer	Maleska
Sat Jun 10, 1978	58D	"___ Daughter," Marquand book	Hal R. Hollinger	Maleska
Sun Dec 11, 1977	95A	Marquand's "___ Daughter"	Olga Kowals	Maleska
Fri Oct 20, 1950	9D	"___ Daughter," by John Marquand.	Unknown	Farrar

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