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1 result for INVENTOR from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 26, 2009	Acrostic	B	Any recipient of a Lemelson-M.I.T. Prize	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for INVENTOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 3, 1986	37D	Eli Whitney, e.g.	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Thu Jul 7, 1983	10D	Patent pursuer	Beverly J. Seward	Maleska
Thu Apr 21, 1983	50A	Morse or Bell	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Thu Jun 4, 1970	56A	Patent holder	Unknown	Weng

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