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5 results for ORLEAN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 13, 2024	27A	Susan who wrote "The Orchid Thief" (3)	Gary Larson and Doug Peterson	Fagliano
Sat May 6, 2023	33A	Author Susan whom Meryl Streep portrayed in "Adaptation"	Carter Cobb	Shortz
Sun Dec 18, 2022	14D	Author Susan played by Meryl Streep in 2002's "Adaptation"	Ryan McCarty	Shortz
Sat Apr 16, 2022	16A	Susan who wrote "The Orchid Thief" (3)	Hemant Mehta	Shortz
Sun Dec 27, 2015	49D	Susan who wrote "The Orchid Thief" (3)	Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz

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