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6 results for IMPALES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Apr 25, 2022	13D	Runs through with a sword	Li Ding	Shortz
Sun Apr 9, 2017	94A	Runs through (2)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Tue Feb 11, 2014	1D	Stabs	Matthew E. Paronto and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Tue Jul 26, 2005	28A	Spears	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat Sep 27, 2003	40D	Runs through (2)	Craig Kasper	Shortz
Fri Nov 7, 1997	10D	Gets rid of Dracula	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

1 result for IMPALES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 28, 2020	Cryptic	25A	Spikes the author's soft drinks (7)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

4 results for IMPALES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 13, 1988	24D	Skewers	Judith Perry	Maleska
Mon Jun 24, 1985	41A	Fixes upon a stake	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Oct 31, 1971	66D	Pierces	Threba Johnson	Weng
Sun Jul 18, 1954	47D	Pierces.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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