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2 results for PREMATURE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 25, 1995	33D	Jumping the gun	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Tue Oct 4, 1994	5D	Early	Stanley B. Whitten	Shortz

1 result for PREMATURE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 13, 2011	Cryptic	7D	Virgin embracing circus performer getting up early (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

2 results for PREMATURE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 22, 1975	20A	Too early	Virginia Butler	Weng
Sun Jan 10, 1954	64D	Too early.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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