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2 results for BARRIER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri May 1, 2009	37A	Block	Joon Pahk
Tue Apr 15, 1997	26D	Obstacle	Jonathan Schmalzbach

9 results for BARRIER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 21, 1987	58A	Obstruction	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Tue Feb 9, 1982	48A	Obstacle	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sun Oct 21, 1979	62D	Fence	David J. Pohl and John M. Samson	Maleska
Tue Oct 12, 1976	3D	Australia's reef	Tap Osborn	Weng
Sun Jan 5, 1975	81A	Great ___ Reef	Diana Sessions	Weng
Mon Sep 7, 1970	40D	Obstacle	Unknown	Weng
Tue Feb 15, 1955	24D	Fence or wall.	Alice Skodzus	Farrar
Mon May 18, 1953	13A	Movable gate for starting race horses.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Fri Jul 18, 1952	33D	Where racehorses line up at the start.	Unknown	Farrar

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