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2 results for COUGHS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 1, 2014	44A	Throat clearers	Andrew Reynolds	Shortz
Mon May 14, 2007	10D	Robitussin suppresses them	Paula Gamache	Shortz

3 results for COUGHS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 17, 1986	44D	Single bursts of firing	Sam Bellotto, Jr.	Maleska
Fri May 6, 1977	44A	Hacks	Robert W. Sturges	Maleska
Tue Dec 28, 1965	47A	Certain audience reactions.	Unknown	Farrar

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