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2 results for TARDES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 6, 2016	23A	"Buenas ___" ("Good afternoon," in Spanish)	David Woolf	Shortz
Sat Jan 10, 1998	47A	"Buenas ___" (Spanish greeting)	Mark Diehl	Shortz

4 results for TARDES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 5, 1987	124A	"Buenas ___"	Barry L. Cohen	Maleska
Sun Nov 12, 1972	46A	Afternoons, in Spain	Emanuel Berg	Weng
Sun Aug 12, 1962	21D	Afternoons: Sp.	Mary D. Weisser	Farrar
Thu Nov 3, 1955	44A	Buenas ___ (good afternoon): Span.	Unknown	Farrar

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