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10 results for JOSS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 3, 2019	108D	Kind of stick for incense	Tony Orbach and Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sun Apr 24, 2016	92A	Whedon who directed 2012's "The Avengers"	Kathy Wienberg	Shortz
Thu Jan 22, 2015	1A	Kind of stick (4)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Wed Dec 27, 2006	3D	___ stick (incense) (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Jun 15, 2006	23A	Kind of stick (4)	Adam Cohen	Shortz
Thu Mar 6, 2003	10A	Chinese image in a shrine	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Sat Oct 26, 2002	9D	Kind of stick (4)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri May 21, 1999	1A	___ stick (incense) (2)	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Thu May 21, 1998	66A	Chinese idol	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Sat Apr 2, 1994	1A	Kind of stick (4)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

19 results for JOSS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 28, 1992	87D	Chinese idol or stick	Sally Coyle	Maleska
Wed Apr 29, 1987	27A	Chinese idol	Dorothy Smitonick	Maleska
Tue Oct 16, 1984	1D	Chinese idol	Stanley B. Whitten	Maleska
Sat Sep 15, 1984	28A	Chinese idol	Brown	Maleska
Sat Mar 15, 1980	1D	Chinese idol	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Tue Nov 14, 1972	10A	Chinese idol	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jan 22, 1968	1A	Oriental idol.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 30, 1966	1A	Chinese idol.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 9, 1965	34D	Chinese idol.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Wed May 27, 1964	57D	Chinese idol.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 19, 1962	1D	Japanese incense stick	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Sun Jun 3, 1962	95A	Chinese ido.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Apr 9, 1962	18A	Chinese idol.	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Farrar
Mon May 12, 1958	42D	___ stick, burnt as incense by Chinese.	Alda F. Zimpel	Farrar
Sun Oct 16, 1955	34D	Chinese idol.	Charles Baron	Farrar
Wed Dec 10, 1952	42A	Chinese deity or idol.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 11, 1951	41A	Chinese idol.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Thu Feb 1, 1951	36A	Chinese household divinity, in Pidgin English.	Robert Hegler	Farrar
Fri Dec 29, 1950	52D	___ stick, burned by the Chinese as incense.	Unknown	Farrar

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