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6 results for ESCALATOR from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 19, 2023	64A	It may have a down side	Daniel Bodily	Shortz
Sun Aug 29, 2021	47D	Nonstop flight?	Dory Mintz	Shortz
Sun Apr 10, 2016	53D	One-way flight?	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Jul 29, 2012	117A	"Getting fairgoers moving on the right track" (Paris, 1900)	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Wed Oct 6, 2010	20A	See 2-Down	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Mon Jun 2, 2008	36D	Lazy person's stairs?	Barry Boone	Shortz

1 result for ESCALATOR from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 27, 2014	Acrostic	N	Common feature of subway stations and multilevel department stores	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

11 results for ESCALATOR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 19, 1989	84A	Kind of clause	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Jun 25, 1983	32D	Kind of clause	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sun Dec 26, 1982	26D	Kind of clause	Barry L. Cohen	Maleska
Sun Aug 31, 1980	17D	Reversible machine	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun May 25, 1980	79A	Moving stairs	Jean Reed	Maleska
Tue Oct 3, 1972	18A	Kind of clause	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 7, 1960	75A	Department store appurtenance.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Tue Jun 23, 1959	41A	Type of stairway.	Louise Rabb	Farrar
Sun Oct 28, 1956	94D	Department store installation.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Mon Oct 11, 1954	28A	Designating a clause in present-day contracts.	Martha Brownlee	Farrar
Thu Dec 20, 1951	58A	Clause in labor-management contracts.	Unknown	Farrar

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