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6 results for ATHLETES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 26, 2015	33D	___ foot	James Mulhern	Shortz
Fri Mar 6, 2009	62A	Forward and back, e.g.	Corey Rubin	Shortz
Sun Dec 26, 2004	81A	Letter wearers, e.g.	Hal Turner	Shortz
Sat Feb 24, 2001	61A	Trade subjects?	Rich Norris	Shortz
Mon Jan 13, 1997	32A	20- and 51-Across, e.g.	G. E. Paul	Shortz
Thu Mar 14, 1996	53A	Olympians	R. Silvestri	Shortz

17 results for ATHLETES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 19, 1993	42A	Decathlon participants	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Jan 10, 1991	38D	Olympians	Frank Miceli	Maleska
Sat May 12, 1990	9D	Olympic figures	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Sun Jun 25, 1989	4D	Decathlon participants	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Mar 5, 1989	4D	Olympic entrants	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Tue Dec 8, 1987	9D	Olympics contestants	Peter Swift	Maleska
Thu May 22, 1986	40D	Arena figures	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Mon Apr 26, 1982	9D	Gymnasts	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Wed Aug 5, 1981	27A	Thorpe, Zaharias et al.	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Wed Aug 8, 1979	24A	They work out before playing	R. W. Greenleaf	Maleska
Wed Aug 18, 1976	35D	Muscle users	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Sun Mar 14, 1976	37D	Olympic VIP's	Bert Beaman	Weng
Sun Jan 5, 1975	52A	Physical-ed majors	Diana Sessions	Weng
Tue Feb 7, 1967	9D	Bannister and others.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Fri May 5, 1961	22A	Olympics contestants.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 13, 1954	40A	Ed Furgol and Willie Mays.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Tue Feb 13, 1951	54A	Paavo Nurmi and Charlie Paddock.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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