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3 results for RETROGRADE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 25, 2024	26A	Mercury might be in this	Sam Ezersky	Shortz
Sun Aug 6, 2023	5D	Moving backward	Lisa Senzel and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri Nov 9, 2018	16A	Backward	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz

4 results for RETROGRADE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 26, 1978	28D	Moving backward	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sat Apr 23, 1977	26D	Backward; inverse	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Dec 12, 1963	18A	Moving backward.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Feb 17, 1952	18A	Move backward.	Sam Lake	Farrar

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