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5 results for BLACKTIE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 10, 2014	13A	*Kind of affair	David Steinberg	Shortz
Wed May 28, 2008	17A	Fund-raiser wear, perhaps	C. W. Stewart	Shortz
Tue Jul 3, 2007	3D	Semiformal	Norma Johnson	Shortz
Sat Sep 4, 1999	27D	Phrase on some invitations	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Aug 2, 1995	41D	Formal, but not too	James Neal	Shortz

3 results for BLACKTIE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 13, 1973	20A	Formal wear	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jan 23, 1967	38D	Order of dress.	Sara V. Tuckerman	Farrar
Sat Aug 13, 1960	38D	Evening wear.	Unknown	Farrar

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