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8 results for JACKS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 12, 2023	29A	Ones doing some heavy lifting before retirement?	John Nagamichi Cho	Shortz
Thu Jun 29, 2017	1A	Children's ball game	Rich Proulx	Shortz
Sun Jan 6, 2013	11A	Kid's game with a ball	Dan Feyer and Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Thu Jan 7, 2010	1D	10 superiors	Xan Vongsathorn	Shortz
Wed Nov 26, 2003	1A	Some are one-eyed	Tyler Hinman	Shortz
Wed Jan 16, 2002	25D	Game with a ball	Linda Bushman	Shortz
Mon Aug 19, 1996	51D	Raises, with "up"	E. C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Sep 17, 1995	43D	Openers, at times	Stanley Newman	Shortz

13 results for JACKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 5, 1992	5D	Child's play?	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Mon Apr 27, 1992	37A	Some are one-eyed	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Sat Aug 21, 1982	37A	Schoolyard game	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sun Aug 26, 1979	1D	Children's game	David J. Pohl and John M. Samson	Maleska
Sat Nov 10, 1973	1D	Openers of a sort	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jul 15, 1969	9A	Car adjuncts.	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 21, 1967	39D	Child's game.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Sep 19, 1966	1D	Children's game.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 12, 1965	10D	Child's game.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 22, 1963	9A	Openers, in poker.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 28, 1959	45A	Car accessories.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 12, 1956	33D	Children's game.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Mar 21, 1955	6D	Children's game.	Helen Smathers	Farrar

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