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5 results for TAPON from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 1, 2020	5A	Lightly hit, as a shoulder	Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Fri Jun 8, 2018	29D	Something to do to a shoulder or the brakes	Caleb Madison	Shortz
Mon Nov 7, 2016	2D	Strike lightly	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Thu Mar 31, 2016	34D	Lightly touch, as a shoulder	Ellen Leuschner and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri Sep 2, 2011	22D	Hit lightly	Tim Croce	Shortz

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