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2 results for HOLDWATER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 1, 2009	61A	Add up	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon May 14, 2007	59A	Be logical ... or what the last words of the answers to the five starred clues can do?	Paula Gamache	Shortz

1 result for HOLDWATER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 10, 2022	Acrostic	E	Stand up to scrutiny; something sieves can't do (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

1 result for HOLDWATER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 8, 1971	32D	Be logical	Unknown	Weng

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