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8 results for EQUINOX from Shortz Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Mar 18, 2011	62A	Semiannual event	Patrick Merrell
Sat Apr 26, 2003	38D	Fall time	Patrick Merrell
Mon Feb 5, 2001	41D	March 21 occurrence (2)	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Fri Oct 27, 2000	1D	Occasion at Stonehenge	Manny Nosowsky
Fri Mar 24, 2000	21A	Spring time	Manny Nosowsky
Mon Feb 21, 2000	41D	March 21 occurrence (2)	Randy Sowell
Sat Jul 6, 1996	2D	September occurrence	J. DiPietro
Fri Aug 19, 1994	2D	September event	Martin Ashwood-Smith

1 result for EQUINOX from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Apr 2, 2006	Acrostic	M	Semiannual worldwide event	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

7 results for EQUINOX from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 12, 1981	1D	March or September event	Jim Modney	Maleska
Mon Oct 30, 1967	45D	Semiannual event.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 21, 1966	5D	Time of year.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 14, 1964	15A	Time when day and night are the same length.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Mon Aug 13, 1962	9D	March 21 or September 23.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 18, 1958	15A	Time when sun's center crosses equator.	Herman Keld	Farrar
Fri Feb 6, 1953	14A	When night and day are of equal length.	Diana Sessions	Farrar

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