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2 results for CHINATOWN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 1, 2017	11D	Place to celebrate the Autumn Moon Festival	David Phillips	Shortz
Tue Aug 9, 2016	3D	Neighborhood south of SoHo	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz

2 results for CHINATOWN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 30, 2025	Acrostic	G	Where to find fortune cookies straight from the griddle	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Shortz
Apr 7, 2002	Acrostic	A	Oscar-nominated film whose sequel was 1990's "The Two Jakes"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for CHINATOWN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 15, 1984	68A	Subject of a 1906 hit song	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Oct 2, 1969	15A	Part of N. Y. or S. F.	Unknown	Weng

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