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9 results for TOPSECRET from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 15, 2021	41A	On a need-to-know basis	Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer	Shortz
Fri Aug 14, 2020	33D	Upper-level security clearance status	Nam Jin Yoon	Shortz
Mon Jan 16, 2017	14A	Highly classified (2)	John Wrenholt	Shortz
Mon Oct 24, 2016	12D	Highly classified (2)	John Guzzetta	Shortz
Sat Feb 21, 2015	13D	Phrase often stamped in red	Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Fri Nov 8, 2013	33A	Classified	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sat Jun 3, 2006	12D	Known to next to none	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Mar 18, 1998	49D	Hush-hush	Susan Smith	Shortz
Sat Sep 21, 1996	53A	Like the Manhattan Project	R. H. Burns	Shortz

1 result for TOPSECRET from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 10, 2006	Cryptic	16D	Trained street cop to be covert (3-6)	Todd McClary	Shortz

8 results for TOPSECRET from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 8, 1976	37A	Popular official stamp	Bert Beaman	Weng
Tue Dec 12, 1967	8D	Hush-hush.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 1, 1963	4D	Classified.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 10, 1962	4D	Classified.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 1, 1959	5D	Hush-hush.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Mon Mar 2, 1959	18A	Not to be disclosed.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Wed Jan 7, 1959	20D	Very hush-hush.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Thu Apr 17, 1952	33A	Strictly hush-hush.	Unknown	Farrar

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