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4 results for ACADEMIC from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 5, 2000	32D	Entirely conjectural	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Jan 7, 1999	38D	Kind of year	William I. Johnston	Shortz
Tue Apr 7, 1998	29A	Moot	Randy Sowell	Shortz
Sat Jan 18, 1997	64A	Theoretical	D. Niles	Shortz

2 results for ACADEMIC from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 4, 2016	Acrostic	F	Conjectural as opposed to practical	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Sep 5, 2010	Diagramless	12A	Ivory tower resident	Fred Piscop	Shortz

10 results for ACADEMIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 20, 1993	29A	Not affecting the outcome	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sat Mar 26, 1988	31D	Kind of freedom	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed Feb 6, 1985	8D	Brahms's "___ Festival"	Christine Tilgner	Maleska
Thu Aug 2, 1984	10D	Scholarly	Brown	Maleska
Wed May 10, 1972	38D	Theoretical	Unknown	Weng
Thu Aug 31, 1967	37D	Scholarly.	Samuel K. Fliegner	Farrar
Sun Oct 20, 1963	71A	Pedantic.	Tom Mixon	Farrar
Mon Jul 30, 1962	35A	Of no practical significance.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 12, 1958	36D	Theoretical.	Lucy H. Creedon	Farrar
Thu Oct 28, 1954	5D	Theoretical.	Roberta Morse	Farrar

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