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5 results for TOWROPE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 9, 2014	43A	Line of tugboats?	James Mulhern	Shortz
Sun Mar 23, 2008	12A	Nautical line	Robert W. Harris	Shortz
Sun Jan 27, 2002	96A	Hawser	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Dec 20, 1997	38D	Dinghy attachment, often	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sat Apr 6, 1996	53A	Skier's aid	R. Norris	Shortz

1 result for TOWROPE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 30, 1951	102D	Hawser.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar

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