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5 results for SANDBAG from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 28, 2013	7D	Balloon ballast	Loren Muse Smith and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Tue Apr 23, 2002	46D	Bank fortifier	Bob Peoples and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Sat Nov 17, 2001	43D	Bank protector?	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Fri Oct 26, 2001	41D	Ambush	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Thu Jan 8, 1998	27A	Surreptitiously thwart	Nancy S. Ross	Shortz

9 results for SANDBAG from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Sep 15, 1993	43D	Dike component	Rand H. Burns	Taub
Sun Mar 18, 1984	58A	Levee accessory	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Thu Jan 31, 1974	40D	Coerce crudely	Joan DeRosso	Weng
Fri Jul 6, 1962	27D	Ballast article.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Fri Jun 17, 1960	1A	Item for emergency river wall.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat May 1, 1954	22D	Balloon adjunct.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 5, 1953	73A	1st, 2d or 3d base: Slang.	Evelyn E. Smith	Farrar
Wed Aug 6, 1952	53A	Flood-bulwark unit.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 7, 1943	128A	Form of protection against bombs.	P. Joseph Lamanna	Farrar

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