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4 results for NORTHSTAR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 2, 2022	13D	Guiding light (2)	Scott Earl	Shortz
Tue May 22, 2018	34D	Thing located in the night sky by extending a line from circle F past circle G	Jeff Stillman	Shortz
Sun Jul 14, 2002	38D	Trusted guide	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat May 29, 1999	34D	Guiding light (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz

2 results for NORTHSTAR from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 3, 2010	Acrostic	V	Guide in finding a true azimuth (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Sep 22, 2002	Acrostic	I	Abolitionist paper edited by Frederick Douglass (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

13 results for NORTHSTAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 4, 1989	17A	Polaris	Mary M. Murdoch	Maleska
Wed Mar 30, 1983	20A	End of the Little Dipper's handle	John Greenman	Maleska
Sun Dec 26, 1982	87D	Polaris	Barry L. Cohen	Maleska
Wed Feb 27, 1980	18A	Polaris	Rae	Maleska
Wed Jun 6, 1979	56A	Polaris	Ruth Lake Tepper	Maleska
Mon Feb 1, 1971	56A	Mariner's aid	Unknown	Weng
Mon May 15, 1967	3D	Symbol of Minnesota.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Wed May 27, 1964	8D	Guide for mariners.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 6, 1963	4D	Celestial beacon.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 11, 1963	37D	Pilot's concern.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Wed Dec 25, 1957	18A	Symbol of Minnesota.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 9, 1955	121A	Symbol of Minnesota.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Wed May 13, 1953	43A	Symbol of Minnesota, from its motto.	Albert Blum	Farrar

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