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2 results for BOBUP from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 18, 2008	1A	Bounce to the surface	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Tue Oct 25, 1994	30D	Appear suddenly	Lois Sidway	Shortz

3 results for BOBUP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 20, 1960	31A	Appear suddenly.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 14, 1959	47A	Appear suddenly.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 22, 1958	21A	Appear suddenly.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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