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7 results for SOA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 9, 2022	9D	"___ wise guy, eh?" (4)	Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Sun Jun 22, 2014	51D	"___ man walks into a bar ..." (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sat Aug 10, 2013	39A	"___ wise guy, eh?" (4)	Chris A. McGlothlin	Shortz
Thu Aug 2, 2012	1D	"___ wise guy, eh?" (4)	Xan Vongsathorn	Shortz
Sat Apr 28, 2012	13D	"... ___ fool returneth to his folly": Proverbs 26:11	Gary J. Whitehead	Shortz
Wed May 11, 2011	48A	"___ man walks into a bar ..." (2)	Jonah Kagan	Shortz
Fri Jul 2, 2004	55D	"___ wise guy, eh?" (4)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz

1 result for SOA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 5, 1975	79D	Tub: Var.	Richard Camp	Weng

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