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5 results for BALLADE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 21, 2015	1D	Verse with an envoi	David Steinberg	Shortz
Sat Dec 13, 2014	42D	Chopin dedicated one to Schumann	James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson	Shortz
Wed Jun 17, 2009	27A	24-line verse form	Peter A. Collins and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Wed Jul 14, 2004	1D	Chaucerian verse form	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Sun Sep 4, 1994	92A	Piano composition	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz

1 result for BALLADE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 3, 2003	Cryptic	3D	Something sharp about Jolson's piano piece (7)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

7 results for BALLADE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 10, 1993	61A	Verse form	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sat Nov 14, 1970	63A	Chopin composition	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 1, 1967	23D	Verse form.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sat Sep 19, 1964	41D	French poem.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 8, 1959	57A	Verse form.	Barbara Brasure	Farrar
Sun Mar 17, 1957	137A	French poetic form.	Marcia Gladstone	Farrar
Thu Jun 19, 1952	46A	Poetic piece of music.	Unknown	Farrar

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