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7 results for COLDWAR from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Apr 16, 2021	43A	Backdrop of many John le Carré novels	Tom Pepper
Sat Apr 1, 2017	45D	Milieu of the FX series "The Americans"	Howard Barkin
Sun Jan 11, 2015	108A	Backdrop for many Bond films	Peter A. Collins
Sun Aug 31, 2014	50D	It was satirized in "Dr. Strangelove"	Joel Fagliano
Sun Apr 29, 2012	13D	The West was part of it	Tracy Gray
Sun Jan 28, 2001	79D	It began after 1945	Jim Page
Wed May 21, 1997	46A	James Bond backdrop	John D. Leavy

12 results for COLDWAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 29, 1993	36D	Bloodless international hostility	Manny Nosowsky	Taub
Sun May 15, 1988	20A	Conflict partly logomachical	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sat Mar 20, 1982	4D	Problem between Sam and Ivan	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sun May 17, 1981	91A	Diplomatic conflict	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Wed Nov 7, 1973	1D	Post-1945 phenomenon	Unknown	Weng
Mon Aug 26, 1963	42D	Battle of words.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 27, 1963	54A	International concern.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 11, 1962	43D	Current type of brinkmanship.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 21, 1962	48A	Current state of affairs.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Tue Aug 27, 1957	37D	Type of conflict.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Fri Aug 27, 1954	37A	20th century phenomenon.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Aug 7, 1949	7A	Present East-West situation.	Alice McKinley	Farrar

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