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4 results for WHERESTHEFIRE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 4, 2008	25A	"In a hurry, are we?"	Raymond C. Young	Shortz
Tue May 16, 2006	53A	Officer's query to a speeder	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Tue Nov 5, 2002	52A	Question to a speeder	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Wed Aug 27, 1997	47A	Cop's question to a speeder	Jonathan Schmalzbach	Shortz

1 result for WHERESTHEFIRE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 28, 1961	17A	Query to a speeder.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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