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4 results for ENCODER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 19, 2014	42D	Secret language device	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Sat Dec 10, 2011	13D	Spy, at times	Corey Rubin	Shortz
Fri Jul 11, 2008	16A	Modem, e.g.	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Fri Jul 4, 2003	37A	Person with something to hide	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

3 results for ENCODER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 16, 1984	61A	Cryptologist	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Tue Jun 15, 1965	2D	Cipher machine.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 24, 1952	26A	Worker with cryptograms.	Evelyn Smith	Farrar

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