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10 results for XERXES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 16, 2011	38D	Loser at Salamis and Plataea	Doug Peterson and Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Tue Jun 14, 2011	50D	Persian king in 2006's "300"	Doug Peterson and Angela Olson Halsted	Shortz
Thu Nov 18, 2010	4D	Persepolis king	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Sat Sep 26, 2009	49D	Victor at Thermopylae, 480 B.C. (2)	Joon Pahk	Shortz
Thu Mar 15, 2007	3D	1738 Handel opera set in Persia	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Mon Mar 13, 2006	50D	Son of Darius I	Bernice Gordon	Shortz
Sat Apr 6, 2002	47D	Thermopylae victor	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Oct 23, 1999	7D	Ancient invader of Greece	Frank Longo and Brendan Quigley	Shortz
Fri Feb 19, 1999	30A	Victor at Thermopylae, 480 B.C. (2)	Dana Motley	Shortz
Tue Nov 11, 1997	51D	Persian king who destroyed Athens	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

7 results for XERXES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 14, 1973	4D	Atossa's son	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 19, 1970	3D	Famous Persian	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 4, 1967	48A	King of Persia, 5th cen. B. C.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sat Oct 10, 1964	37D	Son of Darius the Great.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Aug 2, 1953	22A	Great king of Persia.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Feb 6, 1953	44D	Winner at Thermopylae, 480 B.C.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Aug 16, 1942	115A	Ancient Persian king.	Jack Luzzato	Farrar

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