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2 results for NORTHERN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 12, 2014	33D	From the Union	Michael Wiesenberg	Shortz
Sat Jun 14, 2014	14D	Boreal	Alex Vratsanos	Shortz

10 results for NORTHERN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 14, 1993	42D	___ Spy (red-striped apple)	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Tue Nov 25, 1986	41D	Boreal	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Fri Nov 18, 1983	20A	Boreal	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Mar 21, 1982	88A	Boreal	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sun Mar 6, 1977	90D	Cross or lights	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sat Aug 24, 1968	28A	Party wing.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 9, 1963	51A	Septentrional.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 9, 1962	7D	___ lights.	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Oct 9, 1949	6D	___ Rhodesia.	Elizabeth Jackson	Farrar
Sun Dec 19, 1948	84A	Boreal.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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