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2 results for ANTERIOR from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 18, 2018	12D	Toward the front, anatomically	Ryan McCarty and Alan Southworth	Shortz
Thu Jan 8, 2004	5D	Frontal, to an anatomist	Michael Shteyman	Shortz

13 results for ANTERIOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 7, 1990	20A	In the front	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Mon Aug 12, 1985	4D	Forward	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Wed Apr 20, 1983	9D	Forward	Anstey	Maleska
Thu Mar 9, 1978	24D	Situated in the front	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Tue Jul 13, 1976	10D	Earlier	Manny Miller	Weng
Sun Mar 31, 1974	4D	Preceding	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sat Oct 13, 1973	37D	Toward the front	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 10, 1962	34D	Toward the front.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 4, 1961	13A	Prior.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 28, 1961	39D	Toward the front.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 8, 1957	28D	Previous.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Apr 28, 1956	20A	Toward the front.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 2, 1949	103A	Prior.	George W. Root	Farrar

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