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3 results for PROTOCOL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 25, 2015	12D	What diplomats follow	James Mulhern	Shortz
Wed May 22, 2002	11D	The right stuff?	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Mon Jul 18, 1994	9D	1984 Goldie Hawn movie	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz

8 results for PROTOCOL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 14, 1986	40D	Rigid code	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Sat Aug 25, 1984	41A	Diplomat's concern	Jones	Maleska
Thu Dec 6, 1973	10D	High-level etiquette	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 1, 1973	63D	Diplomat's concern	Edward J. O'Brien	Weng
Tue Dec 6, 1966	20A	Rules of etiquette.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 15, 1956	34D	Diplomatic etiquette.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 4, 1956	30D	Etiquette of diplomacy.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Jun 28, 1951	61A	Washington hostess' headache.	W. E. Jones	Farrar

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