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3 results for STAPES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 25, 2012	43D	Smallest human bone	Caleb Rasmussen	Shortz
Fri May 14, 2004	49D	Smallest bone in the human body	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Sat Feb 14, 1998	10D	Bone of the middle ear	Mark Diehl	Shortz

5 results for STAPES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 1, 1987	55D	Stirrup bone	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Thu Mar 29, 1984	33A	Ear bone	Young	Maleska
Tue Jun 19, 1973	6D	Ear part	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 14, 1960	105A	Ear bone.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Oct 27, 1955	58A	Stirrup-shaped bone of the ear.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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