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7 results for STERNUM from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 3, 2015	13D	Chest protector (2)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sat Feb 27, 2010	8D	What sticks to your ribs?	Patrick John Duggan	Shortz
Mon Dec 1, 2008	5D	Chest part	Eric J. Platt	Shortz
Sun Jun 10, 2007	99D	It sticks to the ribs	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Sat Feb 23, 2002	8D	Rib connection	Rich Norris	Shortz
Tue May 1, 2001	23A	Breastbone	Stanley Newman	Shortz
Sun Jun 1, 1997	15D	Chest protector (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz

8 results for STERNUM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 12, 1978	63D	Breastbone	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Thu Mar 25, 1971	5D	Breast bone	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 5, 1966	64A	Breastbone.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Thu Dec 9, 1965	13D	Breastbone.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 6, 1962	39A	Breastbone.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Tue Dec 5, 1961	65A	Breastbone.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 23, 1952	38A	The breastbone.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 23, 1952	37A	Breastbone.	Unknown	Farrar

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