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9 results for CHOKE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 30, 2023	48D	Fail under pressure	Ahmed Bayoumi	Shortz
Wed Nov 24, 2021	51D	Epic mess-up at a critical moment	Brandon Koppy	Shortz
Fri Jul 2, 2021	27D	Crack under pressure	Brooke Husic and Ada Nicolle	Shortz
Wed Nov 14, 2018	49D	Strangle (2)	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Mon Mar 26, 2018	50D	Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory	Andy Kravis	Shortz
Thu Feb 12, 2009	9A	Old auto control	Gary & Stephen Kennedy	Shortz
Sun Jun 25, 2006	80A	Lose badly	Jim Page	Shortz
Mon Jul 3, 2000	39D	Auto airflow regulator	Marjorie Berg	Shortz
Tue Dec 8, 1998	14A	Strangle (2)	Frances Hansen	Shortz

15 results for CHOKE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 19, 1993	24D	Throttle	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Thu Jun 30, 1988	51D	Blow a short putt	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Mon Jun 18, 1984	5A	Device on a Model T	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Jan 31, 1982	35A	Block up	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Jan 16, 1979	51D	Valve on a gasoline engine	Robert Katz	Maleska
Tue Jun 7, 1977	6D	Stifle	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sun Apr 24, 1977	22D	Congest	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Wed Feb 14, 1973	17D	Throttle	Mel Rosen	Weng
Sat Oct 12, 1968	34A	Block up.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 19, 1961	47D	Engine valve.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 1, 1958	45D	Clog.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jul 14, 1957	59D	Valve of a gasoline engine.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sat Oct 6, 1956	30A	Shorten up on one's hold on a bat.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Fri Apr 9, 1954	26D	Valve of a gasoline engine.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 24, 1951	26A	Valve on the dashboard.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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