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20 results for ELSES from Shortz Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Feb 12, 2019	56A	Someone ___ (not mine or yours) (3)	Tom Pepper
Sun May 31, 2015	58D	Somebody ___	Tom McCoy
Tue Sep 2, 2014	28D	Someone ___ (not mine or yours) (3)	Ethan Cooper
Sat Aug 16, 2014	49D	"Someone ___ Dream" (Faith Hill country hit)	Peter Broda
Mon Jul 28, 2014	68A	Somebody ___ problem	Tom McCoy
Tue Sep 3, 2013	12D	Someone ___ (not mine) (3)	Dan Schoenholz
Fri Nov 25, 2011	13D	No one ___ business	Joe Krozel
Sun Aug 21, 2011	81D	Someone ___ (2)	Alan Arbesfeld
Wed Aug 17, 2011	56D	Someone ___ (another's)	Michael Black
Wed Jul 25, 2007	33A	"It's nobody ___ business"	Ed Early
Sat May 26, 2007	29D	It might follow someone	Joe DiPietro
Sun Jan 1, 2006	109D	Someone ___ problem	Joe DiPietro
Thu Feb 10, 2005	7D	"Someone ___ America" (1996 film)	Frank Longo
Fri Mar 19, 2004	47D	Someone ___ (not ours)	Manny Nosowsky
Thu Jan 15, 2004	31D	1995 country hit "Someone ___ Star"	Patrick Merrell
Mon Mar 26, 2001	32D	Someone ___ (not mine) (3)	Gregory E. Paul
Mon Jun 19, 2000	34A	Someone ___ (not mine or yours) (3)	Manny Nosowsky
Mon Sep 13, 1999	47A	Someone ___ (not mine) (3)	Fran and Lou Sabin
Fri Aug 20, 1999	60A	Someone ___ (2)	Manny Nosowsky
Mon Dec 7, 1998	33D	Nobody ___ business	Elizabeth C. Gorski

11 results for ELSES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 7, 1991	103D	Someone ___ (another's)	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Sun Apr 14, 1985	78D	Red ___, S African shrubs	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Mon Jan 2, 1984	25D	Red ___ (S African trees)	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Sun Mar 9, 1980	89D	Red ___ (southern African shrubs)	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sat May 13, 1978	13D	" ... in someone ___ arms"	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Feb 5, 1978	85D	Red ___ (alders)	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Feb 7, 1976	28D	"That's someone ___" (not mine)	Marjorie Pedersen	Weng
Sun Aug 1, 1971	108D	It's nobody ___ business	Mary M. Murdoch	Weng
Fri Oct 30, 1970	46A	" ... in someone ___ arms"	Unknown	Weng
Sat Feb 14, 1970	51A	"It's someone ___"	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 6, 1955	92D	Someone ___ (another's).	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar

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