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4 results for FASTBALL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jan 23, 2005	76D	Heater	Joe DiPietro
Tue Oct 15, 2002	31D	Sizzling pitch	Nancy Salomon
Thu May 31, 2001	5A	Knuckler alternative	Robert H. Wolfe
Thu Apr 13, 1995	34A	Blistering pitch	Glenn E. Sykes

2 results for FASTBALL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 17, 1968	54A	Pitcher's specialty.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 24, 1953	19A	Carl Erskine's stock in trade.	Henry A. Wolfe	Farrar

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