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1 result for COUNTDOWN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Jan 26, 2010	17A	*Mark the transition from an old year to the new, maybe	Paula Gamache

2 results for COUNTDOWN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Dec 31, 2023	Acrostic	W	Prelude to a dramatic moment	David Balton & Jane Stewart
Jan 31, 2021	Acrostic	G	Reverse numbering	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

7 results for COUNTDOWN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 16, 1987	36D	NASA arithmetic	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Sun Mar 12, 1967	57A	Pre-launch routine.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Thu Apr 14, 1966	17A	Prelude at Kennedy.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Sun Jan 10, 1965	57D	10, 9, 8, etc.	Will Weng	Farrar
Fri Nov 27, 1959	17A	Canaveral procedure.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 17, 1959	66A	Canaveral arithmetic.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Feb 12, 1959	17A	Missile launching procedure.	Unknown	Farrar

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