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1 result for TUGOFWAR from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 16, 2023	86D	Back-and-forth struggle	Mike Hobin	Shortz

2 results for TUGOFWAR from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 9, 2021	Acrostic	M	Yank-based team activity (3 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Apr 27, 2008	Acrostic	V	Playful struggle for dominance (3 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for TUGOFWAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 3, 1984	40D	Contest	John Greenman	Maleska
Fri Mar 15, 1957	16A	Struggle for supremacy.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar

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