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2 results for LESSEPS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Mar 24, 2018	37D	Ferdinand de ___, developer of the Suez Canal	Byron Walden
Sat Aug 24, 2002	40D	Suez Canal promoter	Chuck Menning

1 result for LESSEPS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Dec 5, 1999	Acrostic	D	Engineer who conceived the Suez Canal	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

9 results for LESSEPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 12, 1975	43D	De ___ of Suez fame	Dorothea E. Shipp	Weng
Thu Jul 20, 1972	22A	Suez Canal planner	Unknown	Weng
Tue Oct 27, 1970	40D	Suez Canal name	Unknown	Weng
Wed Feb 10, 1965	21A	Builder of the Suez Canal.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 1, 1956	7A	Notable name in Suez history.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 8, 1952	94D	He engineered the Suez Canal.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Fri Dec 28, 1951	2D	Promoter of Suez Canal.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 21, 1947	3D	Promoter of Suez Canal.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jun 24, 1945	60D	Digger of the Suez Canal.	A. H. Cook	Farrar

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