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5 results for FORTRESS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 4, 2022	28A	Defense of a history paper?	Gustie Owens	Shortz
Tue Dec 2, 2014	40D	Citadel	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Sat Jul 3, 2004	38D	Keep	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Tue Jun 11, 1996	36D	Castle	G. E. Paul	Shortz
Wed Apr 20, 1994	31A	Siege site	Walter Webb	Shortz

7 results for FORTRESS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 3, 1988	9D	Stronghold	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Fri Mar 26, 1982	29A	Citadel	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sun May 12, 1974	84D	England, à la "Richard II"	Stanley Glass	Weng
Thu Feb 6, 1964	9D	Stronghold.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sun Nov 4, 1962	67D	Stronghold.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Mon Nov 17, 1958	49A	Flying ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 11, 1956	4D	Malta or Gibraltar.	Mel Taub	Farrar

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