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6 results for CPLS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Mar 29, 2022	38A	Low-ranking NCOs	Jamey Smith
Thu May 16, 2019	57A	Sgts. outrank them	Jeff Chen
Sun Mar 10, 2019	1D	Two-stripe NCOs: Abbr.	Adam Fromm
Thu Apr 16, 2009	56D	Inferiors to sgts.	Oliver Hill
Thu Mar 8, 2007	22A	They're over specialists: Abbr.	Gilbert H. Ludwig
Tue Oct 25, 1994	1A	They rank above Pfc.'s	Lois Sidway

10 results for CPLS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 7, 1989	36D	Some NCO's	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Wed Oct 24, 1984	10A	Between pvts. and sgts.	Stanley B. Whitten	Maleska
Wed Jun 9, 1976	1A	N.C.O.'s	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun Mar 23, 1975	10D	Army men: Abbr.	Tom Mixon	Weng
Sun Feb 7, 1971	80A	Army men: Abbr.	Dan Girardi	Weng
Sun Aug 24, 1969	90D	Army men: Abbr.	Eva Pollack Taub	Weng
Sun Jan 29, 1967	49A	NCO's.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Thu Dec 10, 1964	59D	Army men.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 6, 1961	27A	Army men: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 27, 1960	95D	N. C. O.'s.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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