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6 results for CATSCRADLE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 24, 2022	27A	String game	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Fri Mar 1, 2013	1A	Game with the figures "soldier's bed" and "fish in a dish"	Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Mon Dec 20, 2010	17A	Game played with strings looped over the fingers	Donna Hoke	Shortz
Sat Nov 4, 2006	27D	Children's game for two	Rich Norris	Shortz
Mon May 21, 2001	17A	Design with looped string	Joan Yanofsky	Shortz
Mon Aug 11, 1997	3D	Children's string game	Daniel Halfen	Shortz

8 results for CATSCRADLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 16, 1992	63A	Child's game	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Thu Mar 19, 1992	17A	Vonnegut novel	Mark Blakeburn	Maleska
Wed Feb 17, 1988	10D	String game	Edward Bobb	Maleska
Thu Nov 13, 1986	20A	Child's pastime	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Thu Jul 27, 1972	27D	Child's string game	Unknown	Weng
Sat Sep 6, 1969	11D	String stunt.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Aug 6, 1964	11D	Very old game.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 21, 1953	17A	Game of loops and string.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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