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5 results for SCREECH from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 14, 2023	27D	Sound from an owl	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Tue Dec 2, 2008	39A	... brakes	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Thu Sep 27, 2007	54A	Auto accident sound	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Thu Apr 10, 2003	23A	Sound of an unexpected stop	Chuck Menning and Mitch Komro	Shortz
Sun Jan 7, 1996	15D	Brake sound	Eric Albert	Shortz

1 result for SCREECH from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 29, 2015	Acrostic	A	Car chase sound effect	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

9 results for SCREECH from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 2, 1990	11A	Harsh cry	William Canine	Maleska
Sun Dec 16, 1984	78A	Brake sound	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Tue Sep 18, 1979	13D	Tire sound	Janke	Maleska
Sat Feb 3, 1973	41A	Kind of owl	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 19, 1971	27A	Type of owl	Mel Taub	Weng
Sun Jul 19, 1970	76D	Shrill cry	Hume R. Craft	Weng
Tue Sep 3, 1963	22A	Harsh cry.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 5, 1953	1A	Sound effect for a ghost story.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 14, 1952	39A	The sound of hastily applied brakes.	Unknown	Farrar

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