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3 results for MESSIER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 17, 2000	25A	1992 N.H.L. M.V.P.	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Mar 17, 1994	43D	Mark of the N.H.L. (2)	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Dec 12, 1993	57D	Mark of the N.H.L. (2)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz

1 result for MESSIER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 31, 1998	Cryptic	5A	Comparatively untidy hockey star (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

6 results for MESSIER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 17, 1970	43A	More untidy	Unknown	Weng
Sat Apr 26, 1969	63A	Not so neat.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Aug 17, 1967	31A	More untidy.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Tue Jul 21, 1964	1D	More untidy.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 2, 1960	26D	More untidy.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 13, 1952	64A	Less tidy.	Unknown	Farrar

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