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3 results for THROWS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 22, 2018	4D	Loses intentionally	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Wed Jan 22, 2014	47A	Purposely loses (2)	Jared Banta	Shortz
Sun Jun 2, 2002	55D	Purposely loses (2)	Frank Longo	Shortz

8 results for THROWS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 19, 1986	4D	Partakes in the javelin event	Charles E. Gersch	Maleska
Wed Jan 24, 1973	12D	Coverlets	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 7, 1971	27D	Tosses	Unknown	Weng
Sat Sep 18, 1971	37D	Eighter from Decatur et al.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Mar 18, 1969	46A	Light wraps.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Feb 18, 1964	46D	Coverlets.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Tue Sep 13, 1955	6D	Coverlets.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Dec 8, 1954	19A	Couch covers.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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