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1 result for FORCEFUL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 2, 2014	91D	Emphatic	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz

3 results for FORCEFUL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 26, 1986	89D	Strong	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Tue Sep 1, 1981	28A	Effective; vigorous	Albert L. Misenko	Maleska
Wed Apr 8, 1959	28A	Effective.	Helen Smathers	Farrar

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