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23 results for TRYON from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Jan 13, 2020	33A	Check for fit (8)	Alan Arbesfeld
Tue Sep 10, 2019	64A	Test before buying, as clothes	Ethan Cooper
Wed Oct 17, 2018	54A	Assess, as a dress	Patrick Blindauer and Tony Orbach
Sun Oct 8, 2017	59D	Test for fit (2)	Erik Agard and Alex Briñas
Sun Aug 30, 2015	73A	Check for 68-Across	Lee Taylor
Sat Jul 26, 2014	32D	Check for size, say	Julian Lim
Sat Jan 5, 2013	16A	Test for a tailor	Barry C. Silk
Tue Jul 3, 2012	68A	Check for fit (8)	Robyn Weintraub
Sun Apr 8, 2012	111D	Check for fit (8)	Daniel A. Finan
Mon Jul 20, 2009	49A	Check the fit of, as a dress	Pancho Harrison
Tue Jun 19, 2007	30D	Test for fit (2)	John Underwood
Thu Feb 22, 2007	49D	Wear for a moment	Mike Nothnagel
Thu May 12, 2005	48D	Check for fit (8)	Manny Nosowsky
Sun Apr 18, 2004	77D	Check for fit (8)	Richard Chisholm
Mon Sep 23, 2002	23A	Check for fit, as clothes	Peter Gordon
Wed Jun 26, 2002	13D	Check for fit (8)	Nancy Salomon
Wed Mar 6, 2002	23A	Check for fit (8)	Richard Silvestri
Sun Feb 17, 2002	84D	Fitting	Joe DiPietro
Sun Sep 23, 2001	75D	Author of "The Other"	Randolph Ross
Mon Dec 14, 1998	69A	Test, as a garment	Randy Sowell
Tue Sep 22, 1998	30A	Check for fit (8)	Nancy Salomon
Tue Sep 8, 1998	53D	Don at the tailor's	Nancy Salomon
Sat Sep 30, 1995	4D	Use a dressing room	Bryant White

21 results for TRYON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 29, 1990	50D	Test for a fit	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Mar 22, 1988	35D	Author of "The Other"	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Mon Jan 26, 1987	31D	Test, as a garment	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Jan 13, 1985	49D	Fort ___ Park, N.Y.C.	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Mar 27, 1982	51D	Don at the tailor shop	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sat Sep 25, 1976	7D	Have a dress fitting	Allan Blackman	Weng
Wed Jul 3, 1974	53D	Test, as a new dress	Daniel Girardi	Weng
Wed Sep 11, 1968	9D	Test.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 22, 1967	5D	Fitting.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Sep 18, 1967	38D	Have a fitting.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Jul 9, 1966	20D	Test, in a way.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 20, 1965	48D	Get fitted.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 17, 1965	23A	A fitting.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 8, 1965	10D	Tory governor of N.Y., 1771-78.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Dec 10, 1964	33A	Use experimentally.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 2, 1964	13D	Do a shopping chore.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 4, 1964	53D	Test the fit of.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Tue Apr 4, 1961	35D	Check for fit.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 22, 1955	62A	Have a fitting.	Charles Gersch	Farrar
Fri Feb 13, 1953	45D	Revolutionary fort, now N. Y. C. park.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Nov 28, 1943	140A	Governor of New York, 1771.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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