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3 results for DRAKES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 1, 2022	48D	Ducks that don't lay eggs	John Wrenholt	Shortz
Sun Nov 18, 2012	21D	Coffee Cakes maker	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Tue Aug 16, 1994	43D	Big quackers	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz

6 results for DRAKES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 10, 1991	53A	Male buffleheads	William Baxley	Maleska
Sun Jul 28, 1991	28D	Male mergansers	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Thu Feb 2, 1984	66A	Partner of ducks	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Dec 1, 1979	3D	Play ducks and ___ with (squander)	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Mon Dec 27, 1971	29A	Sir Francis and family	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 9, 1968	21A	Some ducks.	Unknown	Farrar

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