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6 results for DUCKS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 11, 2023	50D	Avoids a fastball, say	Sheldon Polonsky	Shortz
Mon Dec 17, 2018	27D	Teals and mallards	Brian Thomas and Andrea Carla Michaels	Shortz
Sat Jun 23, 2018	43A	Manages to avoid	Byron Walden	Shortz
Mon Sep 4, 2017	5A	Birds that waddle	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Thu Feb 26, 2015	29D	University of Oregon team	Caleb Emmons	Shortz
Sat Aug 28, 2010	36A	Avoids	Xan Vongsathorn	Shortz

7 results for DUCKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 27, 1974	1D	Drakes' companions	Dorothea E. Shipp	Weng
Fri Feb 28, 1969	47D	Smee and smew.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 22, 1964	34A	Darling: Brit. slang.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Thu May 3, 1962	50D	Canvasbacks.	Joseph Crowell	Farrar
Fri Sep 18, 1959	40A	Greenwings or goldeneyes.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 24, 1957	95D	Shovelers.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Tue Nov 2, 1954	36A	White trousers of heavy cotton cloth.	Roberta Morse	Farrar

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