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2 results for PROPRIETOR from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 15, 2015	28A	Business owner	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Thu Aug 17, 2006	53A	Small business person	Harvey Estes	Shortz

3 results for PROPRIETOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 20, 1990	55A	Owner	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Tue Aug 30, 1988	62A	Owner	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Tue Dec 18, 1973	3D	Owner	Unknown	Weng

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