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5 results for PRISONER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 2, 2015	9D	Kidnappee, e.g.	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Mon Sep 15, 2014	43A	Jailbird	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Tue Aug 9, 2005	41A	Ward denizen	Victor Fleming	Shortz
Thu Aug 10, 2000	34D	Jean Valjean, at the start of "Les Misérables"	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Thu May 18, 1995	34D	Detainee	Chuck Deodene	Shortz

9 results for PRISONER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 16, 1984	34A	Zenda character	Jones	Maleska
Mon Dec 26, 1983	4D	Inmate	Whitten	Maleska
Sat Dec 17, 1977	23A	Captive	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Tue Jun 22, 1976	39D	Zenda man	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Mon Dec 30, 1968	9D	Captive.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 6, 1953	17D	Traveler to Freedom Village.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Tue Dec 18, 1951	5D	King Rudolph, "___ of Zenda."	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 7, 1951	50A	Resident of Dannemora.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 19, 1950	58A	Captive.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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