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3 results for MICHELLE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 29, 2026	107D	One of the Obamas	Michael and Oliver Schlossberg	Shortz
Mon Jun 18, 2012	38A	1965 song with the lyric "These are words that go together well"	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Sun Dec 12, 2010	50D	With 32-Down, first lady who graduated from Harvard Law	Karen Young Bonin	Shortz

1 result for MICHELLE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 11, 2024	Acrostic	A	One of the Obamas	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Shortz

1 result for MICHELLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 16, 1993	16A	Actress Pfeiffer	Stanley B. Whitten	Taub

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