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7 results for QUAIL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 6, 2018	31D	Draw back in fear	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sun Oct 6, 2013	79D	Small game	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Apr 15, 2012	124D	Cower	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Thu Nov 25, 2010	47A	Bouquet : pheasants :: covey : ___	Bill Thompson	Shortz
Wed Jul 11, 2007	34A	California's state bird	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Tue Dec 3, 2002	55A	Shrink with fear (2)	Tyler Hinman	Shortz
Thu May 4, 1995	49D	Shrink with fear (2)	A.J. Santora	Shortz

10 results for QUAIL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 30, 1983	40D	Cringe	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed Mar 23, 1983	33D	Popular game bird	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Thu Jan 3, 1980	5A	Cower	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Jul 25, 1975	19D	Bobwhite	Beverly J. Seward	Weng
Thu Feb 10, 1972	28D	Cower	Unknown	Weng
Mon Dec 30, 1968	19D	Cower.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 14, 1967	31D	Lose courage.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 8, 1967	1A	Birds.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Wed Dec 18, 1963	10A	Game birds.	Christine R. Valence	Farrar
Sat Aug 12, 1961	43A	Game bird.	Unknown	Farrar

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