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5 results for TACTICS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 15, 2024	1A	Chess player's study	David Kwong	Fagliano
Fri May 24, 2024	18A	Strategies	Carolyn Davies Lynch	Fagliano
Mon Aug 17, 2020	32D	Elements of a strategy	Alan Massengill and Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Tue Jan 7, 2020	8D	Military science subject	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Fri Nov 14, 2014	21A	War room topic	Joe Krozel	Shortz

1 result for TACTICS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 24, 2013	Acrostic	S	Science of maneuvering military forces	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

6 results for TACTICS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 3, 1965	9D	West Point subject.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 21, 1958	52A	Military or naval science.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 31, 1954	1A	Troop maneuvering.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Nov 22, 1953	3D	Science of military maneuvers.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Sep 5, 1952	54A	Campaign maneuvers.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 1, 1952	27A	Naval maneuvers.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar

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