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4 results for WANTADS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 2, 2011	90D	Newspaper section that competes with Craigslist	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Sat Jan 15, 2011	32D	Idle people may scour them	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Tue Jul 24, 2007	10D	Classifieds	Bruce Adams	Shortz
Wed Jun 2, 2004	45D	Job-seekers' reading	Nancy Salomon	Shortz

1 result for WANTADS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 19, 2009	Diagramless	39D	Job seekers' reading	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz

6 results for WANTADS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 10, 1970	39D	Newspaper section	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 11, 1965	38A	Classifieds.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 31, 1962	38A	Classified items.	Walt Clark	Farrar
Wed Jul 15, 1959	41D	Newspaper section.	Jan Dubin	Farrar
Mon Mar 12, 1956	42D	Newspaper section.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Sun May 15, 1955	43D	Section of a newspaper.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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