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4 results for BEFOREHAND from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 2, 2007	58A	Earlier ... or a hint to the words circled in 17-, 21-, 37- and 51-Across	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Sun Mar 4, 2007	46A	*... Hancock	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Wed Oct 16, 2002	20A	Like second or farm	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Thu May 4, 2000	42A	See 44-Across	Richard Hughes	Shortz

2 results for BEFOREHAND from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 7, 1993	25A	Deck or second?	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Taub
Sun Jun 17, 1990	24A	WHERE'S THE SECOND?	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska

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