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5 results for DUBOSE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Sep 8, 2018	39D	"Porgy" novelist ___ Heyward (2)	Andrew J. Ries
Thu Jan 8, 2009	22D	"Porgy" novelist ___ Heyward (2)	Joe DiPietro
Sat Apr 17, 2004	46D	Novelist ___ Heyward	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sat Dec 9, 2000	47A	"Porgy" author ___ Heyward (2)	Patrick Berry
Sun Jul 9, 1995	105A	"Porgy" author ___ Heyward (2)	Nancy Nicholson Joline

3 results for DUBOSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 29, 1965	10D	Writer Heyward.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 14, 1962	25A	Author Heyward.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Wed May 12, 1954	26A	Author Heyward, creator of Porgy.	M. S. Manning	Farrar

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