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3 results for HARPERVALLEYPTA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 17, 2015	27A	1968 hit song that spawned a 1978 movie and a 1981 TV show	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sat Sep 13, 1997	3D	1968 #1 hit	Dave Tuller	Shortz
Thu Jul 13, 1995	36A	TV premiere of 1/16/81	A.J. Santora	Shortz

2 results for HARPERVALLEYPTA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 25, 1989	17A	Barbara Eden movie	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Tue Sep 24, 1985	4D	Jeannie C. Riley's 1968 song hit	Stanley B. Whitten	Maleska

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