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2 results for THEFIRST from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 11, 2005	37A	With 59A, 18D and 18A, what these answers show	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Jun 9, 1996	103A	Month's start	M. Gaffney	Shortz

1 result for THEFIRST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 17, 1955	57A	New Year's Day.	Unknown	Farrar

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