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11 results for ALCATRAZ from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 26, 2015	26A	Island near 67-Across	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Fri Apr 10, 2015	56A	Pen that's no longer used	David Phillips	Shortz
Mon Nov 4, 2013	30A	Former penitentiary in San Francisco Bay	John Lieb	Shortz
Sun Apr 19, 2009	50A	The Rock (4)	Will Nediger	Shortz
Wed Jul 23, 2008	39D	The Rock (4)	Henry Quillen	Shortz
Tue Apr 29, 2008	38D	The Rock (4)	Will Nediger	Shortz
Sat Jan 25, 2003	37A	San Francisco tourist attraction	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Feb 27, 2002	42A	The Rock (4)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Sep 26, 1997	49A	Infamous pen	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Sat Aug 23, 1997	13D	Island with a view of the Golden Gate	Rich Norris	Shortz
Wed Jul 16, 1997	37D	Much-filmed prison	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz

1 result for ALCATRAZ from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 4, 2016	Panda	58A	What a czar at L.A. tried to escape from	Joe DiPietro	Shortz

8 results for ALCATRAZ from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 1, 1966	40D	"The rock" of bygone fame.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 29, 1961	55A	Island prison.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 4, 1960	25A	Island in San Francisco Bay.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Wed Jul 20, 1960	42A	Sight from Golden Gate Bridge.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 6, 1960	4D	Small island in San Francisco Bay.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 3, 1957	40A	The "Rock."	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Mon Sep 28, 1953	26A	"The Rock," in San Francisco Bay.	George Henderson	Farrar
Fri Mar 23, 1951	14A	The Rock, in San Francisco Bay.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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