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14 results for ECHELON from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 3, 2024	45A	Word from the French for "rung"	Rich Norris	Fagliano
Sat Sep 11, 2021	30D	Order	Sid Sivakumar	Shortz
Sat Sep 29, 2018	19A	Level (3)	David Steinberg	Shortz
Mon Sep 7, 2015	46D	Level of authority (2)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Feb 23, 2014	21A	Rank (2)	A Namesake of 119-Across	Shortz
Sun Oct 21, 2012	17D	Tier	Caleb Rasmussen	Shortz
Fri Feb 24, 2012	21A	French loanword that literally means "rung on a ladder"	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Jun 11, 2004	41D	Level (3)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sun Oct 26, 2003	121A	Rank (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sat Nov 16, 2002	25D	Position	Leonard Williams	Shortz
Sun Oct 22, 2000	86D	Level of command (2)	Henry Hook	Shortz
Fri Jan 23, 1998	10D	Level (3)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Feb 27, 1996	29D	Level of authority (2)	J.L. Beatty	Shortz
Mon Mar 13, 1995	5D	Level of command (2)	Ernie Furtado	Shortz

5 results for ECHELON from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 9, 2023	Acrostic	O	Literally, "rung on the ladder"	Mark Halpin	Shortz
Feb 26, 2023	Acrostic	P	Level of rank in an organization	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Oct 6, 2013	Acrostic	S	Level or grade; literally, "rung of a ladder"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Nov 6, 2005	Diagramless	41D	Level	Paula Gamache	Shortz
May 16, 2004	Acrostic	M	Level	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

13 results for ECHELON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Mar 1, 1993	7D	Level of authority	James L. Beatty	Maleska
Mon Jan 30, 1989	36D	Level of importance	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Sat Jul 11, 1987	27D	Level of responsibility	Edward Bobb	Maleska
Sun Apr 4, 1976	41D	Plane formation	J. A. Felker	Weng
Mon Sep 2, 1968	11D	Airplane formation.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 20, 1966	41D	Military arrangement.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 10, 1952	22A	Linear arrangement of fighting craft.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 22, 1951	55D	Flying formation of planes.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Sep 22, 1950	61A	Step-like formation of airplanes.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 21, 1949	109D	Formation of Superfortresses.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Aug 11, 1946	147A	Arrangement of troops or planes.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Nov 11, 1945	123A	Plane formation.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Feb 4, 1945	144A	Military formation on an angle.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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