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7 results for WHALER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Nov 7, 2018	63A	Captain Ahab, e.g.	Timothy Polin
Sun Nov 23, 2014	74A	The Pequod, e.g. (2)	Patrick Berry
Sun Sep 13, 2009	23A	The Pequod, e.g. (2)	Todd Gross
Sun Oct 30, 2005	119A	Ahab, for one	Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr.
Thu Apr 10, 2003	20A	Queequeg's craft	Chuck Menning and Mitch Komro
Wed Aug 30, 2000	35D	Ahab, e.g.	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Tue Aug 4, 1998	48D	Capt. Ahab or his ship	Janet R. Bender

1 result for WHALER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Dec 1, 2013	Acrostic	L	Player on Hartford's former N.H.L. team	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

13 results for WHALER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 28, 1993	44A	Pequod or Ahab	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Jul 23, 1991	26A	Fishing vessel	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Feb 2, 1986	95D	The Pequod was one	Sam Bellotto Jr.	Maleska
Sat Apr 17, 1982	44D	Ahab, e.g.	Jim Modney	Maleska
Thu May 10, 1979	27D	Hunter deplored by cetologists et al.	Weil	Maleska
Mon Jan 5, 1976	5D	Ahab's ship	Herb L. Risteen	Weng
Fri Nov 1, 1968	33A	Melville's Pequod.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 4, 1966	22A	Fishing boat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 5, 1960	19A	Type of ship.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 14, 1959	34A	Type of ship.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Fri Nov 18, 1955	1D	The Pequod, for example.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 25, 1955	21A	The Pequod, for instance.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Wed Jan 20, 1954	10D	Captain Ahab's Pequod.	Albert Blum	Farrar

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