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13 results for ROSCOE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 17, 2022	9D	The "R" of Edward R. Murrow	Emet Ozar	Shortz
Tue Jan 22, 2019	5D	___ Lee Browne, actor/director in the Theater Hall of Fame	John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Aug 6, 2017	91A	Revolver, in Roaring Twenties slang	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Sep 3, 2014	9D	Mobster's gun	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Fri Jun 18, 2010	18A	Gangster's piece	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Sun Mar 23, 2008	54D	Gangster's gun	Robert W. Harris	Shortz
Sat Mar 4, 2006	21A	The "R" in Edward R. Murrow	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Tue Jun 7, 2005	34D	Pistol, slangily	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Dec 2, 2001	64A	Rod	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Fri Apr 20, 2001	23A	Heater	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Wed Dec 1, 1999	4D	Revolver, in old slang	Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Tue May 11, 1999	28D	Gat	Ed Early	Shortz
Sun Jul 27, 1997	107A	Old piece	June Boggs	Shortz

10 results for ROSCOE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 20, 1993	48D	Fatty Arbuckle's real first name	Janet R. Bender	Maleska
Fri Dec 13, 1991	5D	Gat	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Tue Sep 12, 1989	22D	Gat or rod	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Sun Jan 4, 1987	15D	Gat	Jim Page	Maleska
Fri May 26, 1978	17D	Gangster's gat	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sun Mar 12, 1967	96D	Mobster's weapon.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sat Sep 3, 1966	22A	Pistol: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 13, 1964	58D	Pistol: Slang.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Aug 29, 1954	56D	Gangster's gun.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Jan 21, 1951	111D	Catskill resort town.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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