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3 results for POTENTATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Jun 24, 2006	19A	Dynast	Harvey Estes
Sun Apr 7, 2002	82D	High-muck-a-muck	Nancy Salomon
Fri Feb 16, 2001	9D	Sovereign	Bob Klahn

1 result for POTENTATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
May 30, 2004	Acrostic	O	An authoritarian unconstrained by law	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

6 results for POTENTATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 30, 1992	3D	Monarch or dictator	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Tue Jan 3, 1989	34D	Ruler	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Sun Aug 14, 1966	57A	Mogul.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Feb 16, 1964	104A	Sovereign.	George Laczko	Farrar
Wed Jun 1, 1960	17A	Ruler.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 28, 1949	51D	Sovereign.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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