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3 results for CAPSTAN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 17, 2018	8A	Rotating part of a tape recorder	Roland Huget	Shortz
Sat Aug 3, 1996	56A	Windlass	A. D. Cover	Shortz
Thu Aug 25, 1994	36D	Where nautical rope is wound	Harvey Estes	Shortz

1 result for CAPSTAN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 25, 1998	Cryptic	21A	Puts the finishing touches on brown part of tape recorder (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

11 results for CAPSTAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 22, 1992	60A	Part of a tape recorder	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sun Dec 10, 1989	13D	Anchor holster	Jim Page	Maleska
Wed Jan 2, 1985	50A	Type of windlass	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sat Dec 1, 1984	8A	Type of windlass	Jack L. Steinhardt	Maleska
Fri Jan 1, 1971	22D	Rope-winding device	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jun 30, 1970	1D	Windlass	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jan 30, 1959	8A	Ship's cable drum.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Jul 15, 1957	31A	Hauling apparatus on a ship.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Mon Jan 23, 1956	41D	Ship's revolving drum device.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Sep 9, 1955	1A	Upright windlass.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sat Dec 15, 1951	7A	Device for raising an anchor.	Unknown	Farrar

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