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6 results for HELDIN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 1, 2020	119A	Stifled	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Thu Jun 1, 2017	43D	Bottled up	Derek Bowman and Sarah Keller	Shortz
Fri Jan 9, 2015	16A	Constrained	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Jan 5, 2014	90D	Repressed (2)	Alan DerKazarian	Shortz
Sun Feb 10, 2008	97D	Restrained	Bill Zais	Shortz
Wed May 14, 2003	47D	Repressed (2)	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz

2 results for HELDIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 12, 1981	68A	Controlled oneself	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Sun Mar 20, 1960	105A	Restrained.	W. E. Jones	Farrar

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