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15 results for PENNAME from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 30, 2023	26D	George Eliot or Mark Twain	David Steinberg	Shortz
Sat Jul 2, 2016	42D	Ann Landers, for one	Erin Rhode	Shortz
Sat Mar 29, 2014	10D	Ayn Rand, e.g.	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Thu Sep 13, 2012	3D	Dr. Seuss, e.g.	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sun Feb 13, 2011	16D	George Orwell, e.g.	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Sun Nov 22, 2009	90A	Literary creation	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sun Apr 29, 2007	78D	George Eliot, e.g. (2)	Henry Hook	Shortz
Sun Oct 22, 2006	23A	Ann Landers, e.g.	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Sat Jun 9, 2001	38D	Book cover?	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun May 6, 2001	93D	Boz, for one	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Apr 17, 2000	27D	Mark Twain, e.g.	Greg Staples	Shortz
Mon Aug 25, 1997	5D	Mark Twain, for one	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Sat Mar 4, 1995	22A	Ellery Queen, e.g.	Rand H. Burns	Shortz
Thu Jan 5, 1995	17A	George Eliot, e.g. (2)	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Tue Apr 19, 1994	23A	George Sand, e.g.	Bob Sefick	Shortz

15 results for PENNAME from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 8, 1988	41A	Orwell or Saki, e.g.	Christopher Page	Maleska
Sun Apr 3, 1983	62D	Boz or Ouida	John M. Samson	Maleska
Wed Mar 20, 1974	42D	Elia, for one	Allan Blackman	Weng
Sun Apr 20, 1969	47A	Alias of a sort	Nancy Atkinson	Weng
Tue Feb 2, 1965	4D	Saki, for one.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 22, 1964	5D	Sand, for one.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 2, 1960	41D	Boz, for example.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 15, 1959	17A	Isak Dinesen, for example.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 20, 1959	1D	Pseudonym.	Louise Rabb	Farrar
Fri Oct 24, 1958	38A	George Eliot is one.	Helen Bernard	Farrar
Thu Feb 6, 1958	32D	Françoise Sagan, for example.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Oct 6, 1957	86D	Anatole France, for example.	Natalie Hankemeyer	Farrar
Mon Feb 11, 1957	13A	Ellery Queen.	Helen Bernard	Farrar
Fri Jun 22, 1956	58A	Patrick Dennis, for example.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed May 23, 1956	20A	Henry Green, for instance.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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