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5 results for SURGED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 29, 2024	48A	Increased suddenly (2)	Harry Zheng	Fagliano
Sun Nov 8, 2015	14A	Pushed forward, as a crowd	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Mon May 5, 2014	7D	Increased rapidly, as troop numbers	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Wed Sep 5, 2012	31D	Increased suddenly (2)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Feb 20, 2005	31A	Swelled	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

5 results for SURGED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 6, 1984	31A	Tossed on the waves	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sat Dec 3, 1960	48D	Moved like the sea.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 18, 1959	65A	Billowed.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Tue Apr 27, 1954	5D	Swelled.	William F. Bulow	Farrar
Sun Aug 3, 1947	83A	Billowed.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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