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4 results for WHILE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Apr 10, 2022	36D	Stretch	David W. Tuffs
Tue Jul 17, 2018	52D	Period of time	Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
Tue Jan 10, 2017	66A	*"___ England Slept" (1938 Churchill book)	David Poole
Wed Mar 13, 2002	62A	Indefinite wait	Ed Early

1 result for WHILE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Jul 8, 2012	Diagramless	19D	As	Paula Gamache

19 results for WHILE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 6, 1992	32D	Worth one's ___	Manny Nosowsky	Maleska
Thu Jan 2, 1992	34A	Time period	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Mon Nov 19, 1990	21D	As long as	Reginald L. Johnson	Maleska
Mon Jun 26, 1989	51A	Period of time	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Wed May 1, 1985	5A	With 17 and 58 Across, a benedict's motto	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Nov 6, 1983	61D	During	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Tue Feb 17, 1981	56A	Churchill's "___ England Slept"	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Thu May 10, 1979	29A	Mean or worth follower	Weil	Maleska
Thu Aug 11, 1977	49D	As long as	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Jun 9, 1974	93D	Although	Mel Rosen	Weng
Mon May 31, 1971	47A	Worth ___	Unknown	Weng
Thu Mar 28, 1968	7D	Period of time.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sat Jun 17, 1961	27D	Period of time.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 27, 1960	18D	During the time that.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 19, 1960	45A	Short time.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 18, 1955	12D	As long as.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 14, 1954	25D	During.	Harold Rein	Farrar
Sun Oct 18, 1953	50D	Space of time.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Sun May 1, 1949	34A	Short space of time.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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