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23 results for NLERS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 23, 2014	20A	Reds and Braves, for short	Gerry Wildenberg	Shortz
Tue Sep 9, 2014	29D	Reds and Pirates, for short	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Sun May 27, 2012	28A	D-backs, e.g. (2)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Thu Oct 27, 2011	59A	Cubbies, e.g.	Kurt Mueller	Shortz
Fri Sep 9, 2011	24D	Mr. Cub and others	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Mon Jun 6, 2011	49D	Padres and Pirates, informally	Gary Whitehead	Shortz
Fri Jun 11, 2010	38A	Cards and Reds	John Dunn	Shortz
Sat Aug 2, 2008	46D	D-backs, e.g. (2)	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Wed Jul 23, 2008	31D	Cubs, but not Bears, for short	Henry Quillen	Shortz
Mon Jul 31, 2006	53D	Mets and Cubs, for short	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Jul 16, 2006	33D	Pirates and Cards	Ashish Vengsarkar	Shortz
Sun Jun 18, 2006	38D	Braves, but not Indians, briefly	Ben and Mark Tausig	Shortz
Thu Nov 24, 2005	22D	10-Down, e.g.	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Sat Nov 6, 2004	6D	Cards, e.g. (2)	Kyle Mahowald	Shortz
Sun Oct 17, 2004	70A	Giants on the sports page	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Jun 8, 2003	57D	Padres and Cards, e.g.	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Wed Oct 23, 2002	30D	Pirates and Padres, informally	Nancy Salomon and Nancy T. Shack	Shortz
Thu Jul 11, 2002	67A	Cards and others	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Mon Feb 18, 2002	24A	Braves, Mets and Cubs, for short	Philip Lew	Shortz
Fri Oct 26, 2001	49A	See 36-Across	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sat Dec 2, 2000	53D	Giants and Pirates, e.g.	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sat Oct 31, 1998	28A	Cards, e.g. (2)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sat Aug 31, 1996	40A	The Mets, but not the Yankees, for short	G. Petgrave	Shortz

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