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2 results for BRASSTACKS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 11, 2011	1A	Nitty-gritty, as of negotiations	Kay Anderson	Shortz
Sat Jul 9, 2011	17A	The basics	Caleb Madison	Shortz

9 results for BRASSTACKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 10, 1988	15A	What to get down to	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Tue May 27, 1980	61A	Basic facts	Ann Jenkins	Maleska
Thu Apr 15, 1976	47A	Essentials	Alfio Micci	Weng
Thu Feb 7, 1974	4A	Essential facts	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Tue May 7, 1968	16A	Fundamentals: Colloq.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sat Aug 29, 1964	29D	Important matters: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 10, 1963	3D	Basic facts: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 29, 1960	11D	Essentials: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 29, 1955	3D	Really important matters: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar

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