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1 result for PLAYOFF from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 9, 2020	85D	Postseason game	Brian Kulman	Shortz

4 results for PLAYOFF from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 17, 1991	41D	Tie-breaking contest, e.g.	Norman S. Wizer	Maleska
Mon Mar 31, 1986	15D	Hockey event in the spring	John Brobst	Maleska
Sat Oct 31, 1959	34A	Crucial ball game.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 28, 1945	81D	Tie-breaking contest.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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