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4 results for WRITHED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 26, 2010	1A	Showed great discomfort	Gary Steinmehl	Shortz
Sun Jan 4, 2009	15D	Showed pain, in a way	Daniel A. Finan	Shortz
Mon Aug 22, 2005	21A	Twisted in pain	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Wed Apr 23, 2003	22D	Was obviously in pain	Gilbert H. Ludwig	Shortz

2 results for WRITHED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 25, 1971	28D	Squirmed	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 9, 1964	116D	Contorted.	Emanuel Berg	Farrar

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