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2 results for PERTINENT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 23, 1996	21A	Related	R. Norris	Shortz
Fri Apr 26, 1996	17A	To the point	W. Johnson	Shortz

1 result for PERTINENT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 1, 2020	Cryptic	26A	Related salesperson sent west, intent on getting new order (9)	John Forbes	Shortz

5 results for PERTINENT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Sep 16, 1981	23D	Apposite	John Greenman	Maleska
Tue Sep 13, 1977	39A	Relevant	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sat Mar 20, 1971	10D	Apt	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 12, 1968	41A	To the point.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 4, 1953	34D	Relevant.	Albert Carroll	Farrar

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