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3 results for FIRSTRATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 15, 2006	31D	Well-done	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat May 19, 2001	53A	Capital	Dana Motley	Shortz
Tue Jan 3, 1995	35D	A number 1	Rich Norris	Shortz

9 results for FIRSTRATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 23, 1991	8D	Top quality	William Baxley	Maleska
Tue Feb 28, 1989	23A	A-one	Melvin Kenworthy	Maleska
Wed Apr 15, 1981	17A	Tops	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Thu Aug 30, 1973	17A	Excellent	Unknown	Weng
Mon Oct 30, 1967	17A	Very well: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 22, 1964	3D	Tops.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 29, 1964	33D	Top-notch.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 14, 1961	11D	A-O. K.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 3, 1946	78A	Possessing the highest value.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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