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6 results for POLYPS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 24, 2012	32D	Sea fan colonists	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Thu Sep 22, 2011	43D	Coral creatures (2)	Jeff Dubner	Shortz
Tue Apr 6, 2004	8D	Growths that may be removed by surgery	Tony Orbach	Shortz
Sat May 5, 2001	51A	Coral creatures (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Nov 17, 1996	62D	Sea anemones, e.g.	N. N. Joline	Shortz
Fri Apr 7, 1995	22A	Hydras	Gerald R. Ferguson	Shortz

1 result for POLYPS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 23, 2020	Cryptic	23A	Slippery, sloppy sea creatures (6)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

9 results for POLYPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 22, 1991	46A	Sea anemones	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Sat Jul 20, 1985	40D	Reef-builders	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun May 7, 1978	101D	Sea anemones	Anthony B. Canning	Maleska
Sun Dec 2, 1973	105D	Subjects of Benchley's sex study	Hume R. Craft	Weng
Wed Nov 13, 1968	10D	Marine life.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 26, 1967	43D	Sea creatures.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Oct 5, 1965	45A	Sea Anemones.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 11, 1956	44D	Corals, sea anemones, etc.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Thu Jun 7, 1956	48D	Sea anemones, for example.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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