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3 results for SAMPLES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 14, 2026	41D	Tastes	Zhou Zhang	Shortz
Fri Feb 7, 1997	14D	Salesman's load	R. Norris	Shortz
Mon Feb 20, 1995	36A	Salesmen sometimes leave them	Bernice Gordon	Shortz

3 results for SAMPLES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 11, 1989	24D	Tastes	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Jun 29, 1958	122A	Commercial traveler's wares.	A. H. Drummond Jr.	Farrar
Sun Mar 12, 1950	41D	Salesman's kit.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar

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