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2 results for JOHNADAMS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon May 5, 2014	36A	First president to live in the White House	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Thu Jul 4, 2013	24A	One of the first five 49-Acrosses	Barry Franklin and Sara Kaplan	Shortz

2 results for JOHNADAMS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 13, 1972	4D	Friend of 38 Across	Unknown	Weng
Tue Mar 11, 1969	27A	Early Washington name.	Unknown	Weng

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