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10 results for BARNES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 16, 2022	28A	Philadelphia art museum, with "the" (2)	Kameron Austin Collins	Shortz
Sun Feb 10, 2019	90A	Philadelphia art museum, with "the" (2)	Lee Taylor	Shortz
Sun Dec 2, 2012	11D	Critic Clive	Steven E. Atwood	Shortz
Sun Nov 20, 2011	28A	The "B" of B&N	Trip Payne	Shortz
Sun Feb 17, 2008	86D	Noble partner (3)	Henry Hook	Shortz
Sun Sep 3, 2006	98D	Noble partner (3)	Lee Glickstein and Ben Tausig	Shortz
Tue May 24, 2005	43D	___ & Noble	Mike Torch	Shortz
Wed Apr 11, 2001	56A	Noble partner (3)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Thu Nov 4, 1999	43A	Book chain co-founder	Matthew Lees	Shortz
Wed Dec 18, 1996	32A	Noble's partner	M. W. Perry	Shortz

7 results for BARNES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 2, 1993	25A	Critic Clive ___	Alex K. Justin	Taub
Thu Feb 7, 1991	42A	Pulitzer Prize novelist: 1931	Jean M. Hunt	Maleska
Sun Mar 26, 1989	54A	Actress Binnie	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Nov 26, 1978	72D	Critic Clive	Emanuel Berg	Maleska
Fri May 21, 1976	44D	Critic Clive	Sidney L. Robbins	Weng
Sat Apr 4, 1970	42D	Writer Harry Elmer	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 30, 1956	42A	Harry Elmer ___.	Diana Sessions	Farrar

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