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14 results for MDL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Dec 22, 2019	106D	Year that Michelangelo's "The Crucifixion of St. Peter" was completed	Laura Taylor Kinnel
Fri Mar 14, 2014	61A	Year Charles IX was born	Alan Olschwang
Mon Aug 27, 2012	8D	The year 1550	Michael Farabaugh
Wed Aug 31, 2011	12D	Year of Ronsard's "Odes"	Peter A. Collins
Thu Nov 12, 2009	51A	Year Nostradamus's first almanac was written	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Thu Apr 23, 2009	21A	Midcentury year	Steve Dobis
Mon Jan 22, 2007	4D	Roman 1,550	C. W. Stewart
Fri Dec 12, 2003	36A	Year Helsinki was founded (3)	Manny Nosowsky
Sat Feb 15, 2003	22A	Year in the reign of Ivan the Terrible	Rich Norris
Sat Nov 30, 2002	40A	Year Helsinki was founded (3)	Jim Page
Wed Jul 17, 2002	59A	Start of Julius III's papacy	Peter Gordon
Thu Oct 8, 1998	21D	Year in the reign of Edward VI	Alan Arbesfeld
Wed Apr 19, 1995	35D	Caesar's 1550	Alfio Micci
Sat Apr 30, 1994	45A	Year Helsinki was founded (3)	Wayne Robert Williams

1 result for MDL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Aug 3, 2014	Diagramless	3D	The year 1550	Paula Gamache

6 results for MDL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 30, 1982	42A	Middle of the 16th century	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Thu Mar 3, 1977	4D	Middle of 16th century	Michael W. Miller	Maleska
Sun Nov 24, 1963	29A	16th cen. date.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Tue Sep 17, 1963	51A	Centuries ago.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 9, 1963	19A	16th cen. date.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 22, 1959	41A	Middle of the 16th century.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar

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