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5 results for BORSTAL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 19, 2016	31D	Youth detention center in England	David Woolf	Shortz
Fri Sep 17, 2004	44A	Brendan Behan's "___ Boy"	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Wed Dec 23, 1998	26D	School for bad lads	Christopher Hurt	Shortz
Sun Jun 25, 1995	71A	Behan's "___ Boy" (2)	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Tue Apr 19, 1994	21A	Behan's "___ Boy" (2)	Bob Sefick	Shortz

2 results for BORSTAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 10, 1980	50A	English correctional school	Sara V. Tuckerman	Maleska
Sat Jun 6, 1959	42A	Brendan Behan: "___ Boy."	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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