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4 results for SPIKED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 25, 2022	50A	Like some volleyballs and hair	Ashleigh Silveira and Nick Shephard	Shortz
Sun Dec 2, 2018	35D	Like cleats	Paul Coulter	Shortz
Wed Feb 25, 2009	48D	What 21- and 52-Across and 3- and 31-Down might be	Kelly Browder	Shortz
Tue May 30, 2006	4D	Like a punk rocker's hair, maybe	Patrick Merrell	Shortz

4 results for SPIKED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 14, 1982	92A	Put punch into the punch	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Dec 25, 1970	47D	Like some fences	Unknown	Weng
Fri May 6, 1960	5D	Thwarted, as a scheme.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 21, 1952	15D	Secured with a large nail.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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