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8 results for SRILANKA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 13, 2022	15D	The "teardrop of India"	David Steinberg	Shortz
Mon Jan 21, 2019	7D	Country once known as Ceylon	Sean Biggins	Shortz
Fri Mar 20, 2015	52A	So-called "teardrop of India"	Roland Huget	Shortz
Tue Jun 2, 2009	61A	Where rupees are spent	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz
Wed Aug 8, 2007	12D	Ceylon, now	Donna S. Levin	Shortz
Sun Jan 28, 2007	5D	Country that styles itself a "democratic socialist republic"	Victor Fleming and Bruce Venzke	Shortz
Sat Mar 8, 2003	11D	It means "resplendent land" in Sinhalese	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Jul 19, 2002	35D	Land once known as Serendip	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

1 result for SRILANKA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 1, 1974	20A	Ceylon's new name	Hal R. Hollinger	Weng

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