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18 results for EXCON from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 20, 2020	33D	Former inmate	Grant Thackray	Shortz
Wed Aug 21, 2019	31D	Parolee, e.g. (4)	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Sun Apr 14, 2019	95A	Person with a record	Will Nediger	Shortz
Fri Dec 14, 2018	51A	Resident of a halfway house	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Mon Aug 14, 2017	6D	One no longer in the pen	Rich Proulx	Shortz
Mon Jan 21, 2013	8D	One who's finished a sentence?	Susan Gelfand	Shortz
Thu Aug 18, 2011	37D	Parolee, e.g. (4)	Kevan Choset	Shortz
Mon Nov 1, 2010	49A	One out of prison	Holden Baker	Shortz
Tue Oct 21, 2008	15A	Parolee, e.g. (4)	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Sun Jul 15, 2007	46D	One who's done stretches?	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Apr 14, 2002	6D	Record holder? (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Fri Nov 12, 1999	26D	One whose sentence is complete	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Fri Feb 26, 1999	53A	Former insider	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Wed Oct 21, 1998	24D	One who no longer has life?	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Wed Jul 8, 1998	42A	Record holder? (2)	Sam Bellotto Jr.	Shortz
Wed Nov 1, 1995	29D	Parolee, e.g. (4)	D. J. DeChristopher	Shortz
Sat Feb 25, 1995	12D	De Niro in "Cape Fear"	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Fri Jun 3, 1994	34A	Released felon	Norman S. Wizer	Shortz

1 result for EXCON from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 4, 2012	Diagramless	25D	One whose time is up	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz

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