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5 results for CEILING from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 26, 2018	38D	Maximum amount	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Thu Jun 7, 2012	35A	Cap	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sat Jul 26, 2003	20A	Place for a fan	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Dec 11, 2001	21A	Limit	A. J. Santora	Shortz
Mon Jan 31, 2000	30A	Floor's opposite	Peter Gordon	Shortz

2 results for CEILING from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 31, 2010	Cryptic	11A	Loudly closing top (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sep 17, 2000	Cryptic	27A	Audibly closing lid (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

6 results for CEILING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 4, 1976	40A	Hit the ___	Elizabeth A. Yaro	Weng
Wed Sep 12, 1973	44D	It's often zero	Unknown	Weng
Tue Oct 12, 1971	38D	___ zero	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 30, 1967	102D	___ zero.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Sun Aug 19, 1951	1D	Price limit.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Sun Nov 13, 1949	44D	Legally fixed price.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar

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