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2 results for POSTERN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 5, 2016	119A	Back entrance	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Sun May 5, 1996	68D	Private entrance	D. J. Kahn	Shortz

10 results for POSTERN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 14, 1985	27A	Christie's "___ of Fate"	Tangredi	Maleska
Thu Jan 24, 1980	21A	Back door or gate	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun May 14, 1972	81D	Back door	Edward J. O'Brien	Weng
Fri Jan 23, 1970	35D	Side entrance	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jan 13, 1967	26D	Side entrance.	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Thu Dec 21, 1961	66A	Private back gate.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 20, 1961	35A	Castle door.	Diana R. Sessions	Farrar
Mon Dec 27, 1954	11D	Castle gate.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 23, 1953	7D	Rear door or gate.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1944	74A	Rear gate.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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