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20 results for INITS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 19, 2021	39A	M.L.K. or R.B.G.: Abbr.	Laura Taylor Kinnel	Shortz
Thu Nov 21, 2019	58D	Some signatures, briefly	Aimee Lucido	Shortz
Wed Aug 14, 2019	39A	J.F.K. or L.B.J.: Abbr.	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Oct 7, 2018	66D	Quick signatures, quickly	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Sun Nov 12, 2017	72D	Document certifiers, for short	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Sun Oct 9, 2016	97D	Quick signature: Abbr.	Michael Ashley	Shortz
Thu Jan 8, 2015	44A	A., B. and others: Abbr.	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Tue Nov 25, 2014	26D	D.D.E. or J.F.K.	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Mon Jul 29, 2013	37D	The "F" and "B" of Samuel F. B. Morse, e.g.: Abbr.	Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sun Mar 18, 2012	69D	J.F.K., e.g. (2)	Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden	Shortz
Sun Aug 21, 2011	40D	U.S.A. or U.K.	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon Dec 13, 2010	40D	The J. and K. in J. K. Rowling: Abbr.	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Thu Dec 20, 2007	28D	"I" and "M" in I. M. Pei: Abbr.	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Fri Oct 19, 2007	18A	They stand for something: Abbr.	Frederick J. Healy	Shortz
Sun Apr 16, 2006	58D	Some O.K.'s, for short	Mike Torch	Shortz
Sat Oct 9, 2004	26D	Some needlework: Abbr.	Byron Walden	Shortz
Mon Sep 8, 2003	11D	"Everything ___ place" (2)	Leslie H. Nicoll	Shortz
Fri Jul 13, 2001	6D	J.F.K., e.g. (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Jul 11, 2000	56D	Everything ___ place (2)	Nick Grivas and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat May 25, 1996	6D	Some tree carvings: Abbr.	F. Piscop	Shortz

12 results for INITS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 22, 1992	33D	Monogram pts.	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Dec 16, 1990	107D	F.D.R. and D.D.E., e.g.	Sandy Graf	Maleska
Sun Sep 9, 1990	53D	Components of monograms	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Aug 20, 1988	18D	R.L.S. and J.F.K., e.g.	Roger H. Courtney	Maleska
Thu Dec 4, 1986	12D	Monogram pts.	Mary M. Murdoch	Maleska
Sun Apr 7, 1985	70D	J.F.K. and L.B.J., e.g.	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Fri Apr 13, 1984	18D	Monogram pts.	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Thu May 5, 1977	51D	Monograms: Abbr.	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Thu Jun 6, 1974	68A	Monograms: Abbr.	Jim Plackner	Weng
Tue Dec 1, 1970	18D	Monograms: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jan 4, 1970	2D	J.F.K. and L.B.J.: Abbr.	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sun Feb 6, 1966	11D	KKK and others.	Will Weng	Farrar

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