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2 results for POINTBLANK from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Apr 5, 2024	10D	Direct (2)	Rebecca Goldstein
Thu Dec 12, 1996	6A	Direct (2)	J. R. Conrad

9 results for POINTBLANK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 10, 1985	57A	Kind of range where a miss is strange	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Wed Jun 9, 1976	29D	Can't-miss distance	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun Dec 30, 1973	84D	Right on target	Frances Hansen	Weng
Mon Apr 6, 1970	17A	Straightforward	Unknown	Weng
Fri Feb 14, 1969	3D	Direct.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 22, 1966	64A	Directly.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 13, 1965	18A	Direct.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 16, 1964	55A	Direct.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 15, 1955	29D	Without quibbling.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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