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2 results for RECOILED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 16, 2004	35D	Opposite of charged	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Dec 14, 2003	65D	Sprang back	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

6 results for RECOILED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 6, 1988	38D	Shrank back	Don Groat	Maleska
Sat Aug 13, 1983	5D	Shrank from	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Aug 11, 1969	4D	Shrank back.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 11, 1965	77A	Drew back.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Mon Apr 25, 1960	42A	Drew back.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 16, 1958	39A	Drew back.	Unknown	Farrar

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