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6 results for HEADON from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 21, 2020	126A	Direct (2)	Byron and Harrison Walden	Shortz
Tue May 9, 2017	20A	Direct, as a collision	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Thu Jan 22, 2009	13D	One way to meet (2)	Gary J. Whitehead	Shortz
Sun Jan 9, 2000	67A	One way to meet (2)	Charles M. Deber	Shortz
Sat Mar 14, 1998	6D	Direct (2)	Ed Pegg Jr.	Shortz
Mon Jun 3, 1996	23A	Kind of collision	S. L. Robbins	Shortz

1 result for HEADON from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 31, 2011	Acrostic	R	Direct; frontal (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

11 results for HEADON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 7, 1986	96D	Frontal	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Mon Dec 19, 1983	53A	Directly	Reid	Maleska
Sun Jun 7, 1981	95D	Unpleasant way to meet	E.T.M.	Maleska
Wed Aug 30, 1972	37D	Kind of collision	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 17, 1971	76D	Kind of collision	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Mon Oct 26, 1970	46D	Kind of collision	Unknown	Weng
Wed Mar 13, 1968	4D	Frontal.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 3, 1964	56A	In direct opposition.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Aug 1, 1963	5D	Kind of collision.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 16, 1963	9A	Kind of collision.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Sun Feb 27, 1955	111A	Type of collision.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar

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