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19 results for METRIC from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 11, 2024	42D	Standard for evaluation	Mat Shelden	Fagliano
Tue Apr 4, 2023	51D	Decimal measuring system	Andrea Carla Michaels and Christina Iverson	Shortz
Thu Sep 26, 2019	20A	Not in feet, say	Doug Peterson	Shortz
Sun Dec 7, 2014	81A	Standard of measurement	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Sep 14, 2014	82D	Not in pounds, say	Tony Orbach and Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Sun Apr 6, 2014	48D	Like some measuring units	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Mar 27, 2013	17A	___ system (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Aug 11, 2011	11D	Standard of assessment	Parker Lewis	Shortz
Fri Jun 3, 2011	18A	Like many countries' rulers	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Sat Apr 2, 2011	6D	Standard	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Thu Apr 3, 2003	51A	Like some weights	Jim Hyres	Shortz
Thu Jan 9, 2003	8D	___ system (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Nov 14, 2002	47D	Like liters and grams	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Mon Apr 15, 2002	5D	Like grams and liters	James P. Sharp	Shortz
Sun Nov 5, 2000	46D	Kind of unit (2)	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz
Sat Nov 13, 1999	1D	Kind of unit (2)	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Dec 15, 1996	33A	Measuring system	R. Ross	Shortz
Tue Oct 24, 1995	5D	System of measurement	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz
Thu Aug 3, 1995	24A	Like some measurements	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz

15 results for METRIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 28, 1993	5D	Pertaining to distance	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Nov 1, 1992	15D	Kind of ton	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Thu Mar 2, 1989	20A	Pertaining to distance	Barbara J. Weakley	Maleska
Sat Mar 12, 1988	52A	Kind of ton	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sat Apr 18, 1987	37A	A certain system	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Mon Nov 6, 1978	30A	___ system	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Sun Sep 11, 1977	98D	Kind of system	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Jun 19, 1977	82D	Like Homer's verses	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Aug 25, 1974	48A	System of measures	Jack Wherry	Weng
Fri Jan 11, 1974	43D	___ system	Eli Wesoff	Weng
Tue Nov 23, 1971	6D	System of measure	Unknown	Weng
Wed Feb 24, 1960	12D	Of a system of weights and measures.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 23, 1955	1D	Rhythmic.	George Arguimbau	Farrar
Sat Aug 8, 1953	49D	Rhythmic, as poetry.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sat Nov 22, 1952	18A	___ system of weights and measures.	Unknown	Farrar

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