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5 results for TOPNOTCH from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 19, 2023	47D	The very best	David Liben-Nowell	Shortz
Fri Dec 3, 2021	19A	Five-star	Claire Rimkus	Shortz
Mon Nov 1, 2004	9D	A-one	Kendall Twigg and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sun Dec 8, 2002	107A	Dynamite	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sun Nov 3, 1996	15D	Bang-up	M. Nosowsky	Shortz

2 results for TOPNOTCH from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 27, 2020	Acrostic	G	Crackerjack, A-one (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Oct 29, 2017	Acrostic	U	Five-star, choice, superior (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for TOPNOTCH from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 5, 1966	40D	A-one.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 4, 1963	9D	Best.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 16, 1963	27A	Unsurpassed.	Christine Valence	Farrar

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