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7 results for AFOOL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 19, 2012	6D	Make ___ of	Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller	Shortz
Wed Oct 26, 2005	18D	"What ___ Believes" (Doobie Brothers hit) (2)	Adam G. Perl	Shortz
Wed Nov 17, 1999	59A	"___ and his money..."	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Thu Apr 9, 1998	18A	Make ___ of (embarrass)	Betty Jorgensen	Shortz
Tue Sep 5, 1995	20A	Sinatra's "I'm ___ to Want You"	Jonathan Schmatzbach	Shortz
Sun Aug 13, 1995	64D	"What ___ Believes" (Doobie Brothers hit) (2)	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Thu Sep 15, 1994	51D	Play for ___	Fred Piscop	Shortz

14 results for AFOOL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 2, 1989	34A	"___ and his money ... "	Frank Miceli	Maleska
Mon Aug 17, 1987	10D	"___ and his money ... "	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Wed Jun 22, 1983	55A	"___ and his money ... "	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Tue Feb 1, 1983	15D	"___ and his money ... "	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Fri Jul 9, 1982	6D	"___ and his money ... "	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sat Sep 22, 1979	25D	"___ and his money ... "	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Apr 15, 1976	67A	"___ and his money ... "	Alfio Micci	Weng
Tue Jun 17, 1975	44D	"___ and his money ... "	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Wed Jan 30, 1974	16A	"___ and his money ... "	Evelyn Benshoof	Weng
Sat Mar 6, 1971	49D	"___ and his money ... "	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 1, 1971	7D	"___ and his money ... "	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 3, 1966	106D	"___ there was ... "	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Mon Dec 31, 1962	31D	"___ there was ... "	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Jun 8, 1957	11D	"___ there was ... "	Charles C. Allen	Farrar

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