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10 results for INHOT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 31, 2013	84A	___ water (6)	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Wed Feb 15, 2012	40A	___ water (6)	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Thu Nov 18, 2010	41D	___ pursuit	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Tue Oct 14, 2008	14A	___ water (facing trouble) (2)	Lucy Gardner Anderson	Shortz
Wed Apr 18, 2007	57A	___ water (6)	Jim Page	Shortz
Thu Dec 16, 2004	28D	___ water (6)	Mike Torch	Shortz
Wed May 21, 2003	8D	___ water (6)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Tue Sep 21, 1999	2D	___ water (up the creek)	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz
Sun Oct 18, 1998	80A	___ water (6)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Mon Mar 24, 1997	40A	___ water (facing trouble) (2)	Thomas W. Schier	Shortz

10 results for INHOT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 27, 1990	49D	___ water (on the carpet)	Roger H. Courtney	Maleska
Tue Jun 5, 1984	40A	___ water (under fire)	H. M. Kennedy	Maleska
Sun Feb 5, 1984	43D	___ water (on the carpet)	Henry Hook	Maleska
Sun Dec 27, 1970	5D	___ water (hard put)	Thomas Sheehan	Weng
Sun Mar 9, 1969	120A	___ water	A. J. Santora	Weng
Mon Jun 26, 1967	63A	___ water.	Dorothy M. Hall	Farrar
Thu May 5, 1966	16A	___ water.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Aug 31, 1965	23A	___ water.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 1, 1962	45D	___ water.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 20, 1962	51D	___ water.	Unknown	Farrar

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