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1 result for YORKTOWN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 15, 1997	52A	1781 surrender site	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz

2 results for YORKTOWN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 24, 2010	Acrostic	J	Site of Cornwallis's surrender	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jan 26, 2003	Acrostic	E	Where Cornwallis surrendered in October 1781	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for YORKTOWN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 12, 1976	41A	Last battle of Revolution	Sophie Fierman	Weng
Mon Feb 17, 1975	28A	Cornwallis's surrender site	Ruth N. Schultz	Weng
Tue May 3, 1955	20A	Waterloo for Cornwallis.	James R. Overholt	Farrar

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