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6 results for STAIRCASE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 12, 2021	19A	It's always up to something	Grant Thackray	Shortz
Thu Jul 24, 2014	29A	Flight setting	David Phillips	Shortz
Tue Feb 3, 2004	31A	This puzzle has a secret one, starting with the third letter of 4-Down	Joe Bower and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Fri Jan 8, 1999	15A	Steps up	Martin Ashwood-Smith and Brendan Quigley	Shortz
Fri Aug 1, 1997	14A	Connecting flight?	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz
Fri Sep 23, 1994	52A	Flight	Bryant White	Shortz

1 result for STAIRCASE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 30, 2017	Acrostic	G	Series of flights and landings	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

8 results for STAIRCASE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 26, 1991	45A	"The Spiral ___," 1946 film	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Maleska
Mon Apr 1, 1991	36D	See 10 Down	William S. McIlrath	Maleska
Sat Feb 9, 1980	57A	Flight having risers	Federing	Maleska
Mon Dec 11, 1978	57A	Setting for a Duchamp nude	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Fri Jun 27, 1969	61A	Feature of the Met.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 20, 1966	17A	"Up the Down ___."	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 5, 1964	57A	Way up.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Jun 23, 1963	17D	Feature of the Kremlin palace.	W. E. Jones	Farrar

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