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4 results for BACKBAY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 7, 2015	51A	Boston area known for its brownstones	David C. Duncan Dekker	Shortz
Sun Aug 26, 2007	11A	Posh part of Boston	Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper	Shortz
Mon Oct 16, 2006	20A	Historic Boston neighborhood	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Wed Mar 26, 2003	1A	Tony section of Boston	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz

2 results for BACKBAY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 19, 1978	42D	Part of Boston	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Jun 1, 1963	48A	Area near Beacon Hill.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar

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