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2 results for CANDLES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 17, 1997	44A	Famous park name, once	Susan Smith	Shortz
Sun May 5, 1996	24A	Birthday party items	D. J. Kahn	Shortz

1 result for CANDLES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 21, 2011	Panda	36D	Send Elsie a few for her cake	Mel Taub	Shortz

4 results for CANDLES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 23, 1990	15A	___tick	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Mon Jul 4, 1988	22A	Sometime Roman followers	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Sat Feb 12, 1983	51A	Chandler's products	Brink	Maleska
Mon Aug 18, 1969	49A	Intimate dining décor.	Unknown	Weng

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