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1 result for PLAYBALL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 8, 2008	5D	Umpire's shout	Peter A. Collins	Shortz

6 results for PLAYBALL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 6, 1987	40D	Directive	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sun Feb 24, 1985	94D	An opening line	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Sat Jun 3, 1972	10D	Certain opening words	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 10, 1967	6D	Co-operate.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Tue Sep 15, 1964	17A	1 Down's directive.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 28, 1961	137A	Relative of 21 Across.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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