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8 results for AWHIRL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 13, 2022	8D	Spinning (6)	John Westwig	Shortz
Fri Feb 7, 2020	43A	Spinning (6)	Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard	Shortz
Fri Jan 30, 2015	29A	Spinning (6)	David Phillips	Shortz
Fri Jan 16, 2015	25A	Like tarantella dancers	Michael Wiesenberg	Shortz
Sat Aug 9, 2014	43A	Going in circles	Josh Knapp	Shortz
Mon Jul 19, 2004	27D	Spinning (6)	Nancy Salomon and Kendall Twigg	Shortz
Tue Mar 17, 1998	41A	Spinning (6)	Nancy Salomon and Bob Klahn	Shortz
Sun Sep 10, 1995	14A	Spinning (6)	David J. Kahn	Shortz

4 results for AWHIRL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 12, 1993	49D	In a spin	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Taub
Wed Oct 22, 1969	10D	Spinning.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Apr 9, 1955	9D	In a spin.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Mon Oct 5, 1953	49A	Spinning giddily.	Unknown	Farrar

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