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1 result for DAIN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Dec 2, 2017	43A	Hammett's "The ___ Curse"	Mark Diehl

6 results for DAIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 21, 1990	12D	"The ___ Curse": Hammett	Jack Lechner	Maleska
Sun May 21, 1989	119A	Hammett's "The ___ Curse"	Thomas W. Underhill	Maleska
Fri Aug 28, 1987	58A	"The ___ Curse," Hammett yarn	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sat Sep 13, 1986	54D	Hammett's "The ___ Curse"	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Sun Jan 19, 1986	86A	Hammett's "The ___ Curse"	J. Samuel Smart	Maleska
Sat Oct 26, 1985	5D	Hammett's "The ___ Curse"	Jeffrey A. Mercer	Maleska

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