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2 results for OXBOWS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 24, 2008	4D	River bends (2)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Wed Oct 22, 2003	5D	River bends (2)	Judy Cole	Shortz

2 results for OXBOWS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 4, 1991	48D	U-shaped frames	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Tue Oct 15, 1974	49D	Animals' yoke collars	Manny Miller	Weng

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