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15 results for VEL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Oct 5, 2016	21A	Distance ÷ time: Abbr.	Michael Dewey
Sat Dec 8, 2012	44A	Going rate?: Abbr.	Barry C. Silk
Thu Feb 2, 2012	8D	Speed: Abbr. (8)	Stu Ockman
Wed Mar 19, 2008	58D	M.p.h., e.g.	Gary Whitehead
Thu Oct 25, 2007	56D	Speed: Abbr. (8)	Susan Harrington Smith
Sun Mar 4, 2007	52A	Speed: Abbr. (8)	Randolph Ross
Sun Dec 4, 2005	9D	M.p.h. (2)	Eric Berlin and Craig Kasper
Sun Oct 5, 2003	13D	Distance divided by time: Abbr.	Richard Silvestri
Tue Oct 31, 2000	25A	Speed: Abbr. (8)	Bill Zais
Mon Aug 21, 2000	57D	Speed: Abbr. (8)	Dave and Diane Epperson
Fri Dec 24, 1999	52A	Anemometer reading: Abbr.	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sat May 8, 1999	4D	Speed: Abbr. (8)	Richard Hughes
Tue Feb 16, 1999	54A	Speed: Abbr. (8)	Randy Sowell
Fri Jul 10, 1998	46A	M.P.H. (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sat Feb 4, 1995	57D	Speed: Abbr. (8)	Manny Nosowsky

2 results for VEL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Mar 25, 2007	Diagramless	51A	Speed: Abbr.	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Jan 7, 2001	Diagramless	31A	Speed: Abbr.	Peter Gordon

13 results for VEL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 31, 1988	105D	M.P.H.	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Tue Mar 31, 1981	18A	Speed: Abbr.	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Maleska
Sun Dec 19, 1976	55A	Speed: Abbr.	Anne Fox	Weng
Sat Oct 18, 1975	47A	Speed: Abbr.	Anthony B. Canning	Weng
Sat Jun 22, 1974	61D	Speed: Abbr.	Dorothea E. Shipp	Weng
Mon Apr 24, 1972	56D	Speed: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 24, 1971	64D	Speed: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 22, 1967	71D	Speed: Abbr.	Barbara Golub	Farrar
Sun Mar 13, 1966	73A	Speed: Abbr.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Mon Jun 8, 1964	25D	Parchment: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 14, 1961	23A	Parchment: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 15, 1955	31D	Parchment: Abbr.	Alice Skodzus	Farrar
Sun Aug 7, 1949	26A	Kind of paper: Abbr.	Alice McKinley	Farrar

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