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7 results for LADDERS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 4, 2021	1D	Corporate hierarchies, figuratively	Kathy Wienberg	Shortz
Sat Aug 11, 2018	25D	Equipment found in warehouse stores	Ryan McCarty	Shortz
Fri Aug 18, 2017	36A	Level connectors in Donkey Kong	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Sep 24, 2016	23D	Things corporations and fire trucks both have	Mary Lou Guizzo	Shortz
Sat Nov 4, 2000	29D	Hierarchies	Rich Norris	Shortz
Mon Oct 12, 1998	5D	Fire truck equipment	Richard Chisholm	Shortz
Wed Dec 29, 1993	1D	Painters' equipment	Harvey Estes	Shortz

10 results for LADDERS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 22, 1992	23A	Firefighting gear	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Wed May 19, 1976	20A	Jacob's and step	Adelyn Lewis	Weng
Thu Oct 10, 1974	27A	Painters' needs	Norton Rhoades	Weng
Tue Jun 23, 1964	40D	Ship's stairways.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 14, 1960	22D	Ways of going up.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun Oct 13, 1957	70D	Companions of hooks.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Sun Jun 14, 1953	14D	Hose mishaps.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Mon Sep 24, 1951	26D	Fire-fighting equipment.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Nov 29, 1950	19A	Fire-truck equipment.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 20, 1948	64D	Stocking runs.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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