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1 result for JOLIET from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Apr 15, 2015	8A	Illinois city about 40 miles SW of Chicago	Joel Fagliano

7 results for JOLIET from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 9, 1987	27A	Mississippi explorer	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Thu Oct 23, 1986	8D	Ill. city named for an explorer	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Apr 10, 1966	43A	City of 45 Across.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sat Oct 20, 1962	24A	French explorer.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 18, 1961	27A	French explorer.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 25, 1952	44D	City of 51,601 in Illinois.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 12, 1942	1D	Home of Chicago gunmen.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar

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