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3 results for BALLOON from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 26, 2023	60D	Grow to a huge size	Will Nediger	Shortz
Thu Jan 28, 2016	39A	Party staple suggested by connecting this puzzle's special squares	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Thu Mar 4, 2010	5D	Swell	David J. Kahn	Shortz

8 results for BALLOON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 14, 1973	95A	Puff up	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Wed Aug 25, 1971	10D	Free-floating transit	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 8, 1969	36D	Circus purchase	Anthony Morse	Weng
Wed May 17, 1961	16A	Child's toy.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 23, 1958	11D	Trial ___.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Mon Feb 21, 1955	13D	Sausage ___.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Mon Nov 16, 1953	12A	Vocal part of a comic strip.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Dec 19, 1951	48A	Auguste's Piccard's vehicle.	Unknown	Farrar

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