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4 results for DOORKNOB from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 23, 2015	27A	Turning point?	Evan Birnholz	Shortz
Tue Mar 28, 2006	51A	Opening necessity?	Jim Hyres	Shortz
Thu Jan 17, 2002	5D	Necessity for an opening act?	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sat Jan 4, 1997	1A	Handle	M. W. Perry	Shortz

3 results for DOORKNOB from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 28, 1985	4D	Opener of a sort	Peter Swift	Maleska
Fri Apr 25, 1975	45A	Handle of a sort	Victor Goldfarb	Weng
Wed Aug 25, 1965	43A	Relative of a latch.	Unknown	Farrar

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