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8 results for HOLSTER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 8, 2011	21D	Place for a hanging piece	Will Nediger	Shortz
Sun Sep 5, 2010	66D	Piece keeper?	Will Nediger	Shortz
Mon Feb 5, 2007	46A	Item on a gunslinger's hip	Joy C. Frank	Shortz
Sat Mar 5, 2005	38D	Colt's place	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Sat Feb 8, 1997	1D	Colt's home	G. R. Ferguson	Shortz
Fri Aug 2, 1996	23A	Hip hugger? (2)	J. Herrington	Shortz
Tue Jun 13, 1995	24D	Gunfighter's wear	Trip Payne	Shortz
Fri Nov 4, 1994	5D	Hip hugger? (2)	Matt Jones	Shortz

3 results for HOLSTER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 2, 2012	Acrostic	U	Case for a quick-draw artist	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Apr 17, 2005	Acrostic	S	Paintball player's accessory	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Oct 26, 2003	Cryptic	13A	Entire prison, they say, is a place for a gun (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

11 results for HOLSTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 8, 1990	9D	Pistol's pouch	Fred Toole	Maleska
Wed Jun 3, 1981	27A	Accessory for Lew Archer	Rosalind Pavane	Maleska
Sat Jan 27, 1979	42D	Item on a sheriff's belt	Jack Luzzatto	Maleska
Mon Sep 2, 1968	1D	Wearing apparel in Westerns.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 27, 1967	15A	Part of a cowboy costume.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 2, 1961	42D	Prop in a Western.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 23, 1958	24D	Item for Arness.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Apr 12, 1953	84A	Part of Hopalong's gear.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu Jun 19, 1952	41D	Hopalong's carrying case.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 26, 1952	39A	Part of a "Hopalong" outfit.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 10, 1943	65D	Leather revolver case.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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