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6 results for UNLOCK from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 31, 2020	15D	Crack	Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Thu Jul 30, 2015	13A	Crack, as a code	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Jan 25, 2014	56A	Release	James Mulhern	Shortz
Mon Jun 4, 2012	9D	Open with a key	John R. O'Brien	Shortz
Sun Aug 23, 2009	60D	Open	Phil Ruzbarsky	Shortz
Tue Apr 30, 2002	4D	Use a key on	John F. Hughes	Shortz

1 result for UNLOCK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 30, 1988	43A	Use one's key	Kenneth Witte	Maleska

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