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11 results for WADES from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 15, 2021	26A	Gets one's feet wet? (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ben Zimmer	Shortz
Wed Oct 3, 2018	31D	Moves like a heron	Jennifer Nutt	Shortz
Mon Jun 5, 2017	15A	Walks in water up to one's ankles, say	Paul Coulter	Shortz
Tue Feb 23, 2016	7D	Goes in up to one's knees, say	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Nov 22, 2015	71A	Struggles (through)	Samuel A. Donaldson and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Apr 17, 2011	9A	Dives (into)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sat Jun 26, 2010	23A	Doesn't go swimmingly?	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Wed Jan 16, 2008	1A	Gets one's feet wet? (2)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Fri Jun 29, 2007	42A	Moves laboriously	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Fri Jun 4, 2004	26A	Tests the waters, in a way	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Fri Nov 17, 1995	34A	Slogs (through)	Fran & Lou Sabin	Shortz

25 results for WADES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 9, 1991	25D	Gets one's feet wet	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Sat Jun 16, 1990	13D	Plods	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Tue Jan 3, 1989	27D	Walks wetly	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Sun Mar 13, 1988	83D	Crosses a ford	Peter Swift	Maleska
Tue May 28, 1985	69A	Crosses swamps	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sat Mar 12, 1983	34A	Walks through water	Stout	Maleska
Thu Mar 16, 1978	22A	Goes slowly and laboriously	Betty Leary	Maleska
Thu Mar 13, 1975	18D	___ into (attacks vigorously)	Jean J. Davison	Weng
Sun Aug 18, 1974	111A	Frolics in a pool	A. J. Santora	Weng
Wed Oct 24, 1973	46A	Fords	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jul 13, 1973	29D	Moves through swampy land	Ted Kern	Weng
Tue Mar 20, 1973	18A	Goes laboriously	Unknown	Weng
Wed May 31, 1972	29A	___ into (gets going)	Unknown	Weng
Sat Apr 10, 1971	64A	Fords a stream	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 28, 1967	1A	Goes paddling.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Apr 1, 1967	25D	Goes paddling.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sun Nov 14, 1965	73A	Has hard going.	Christine R. Valence	Farrar
Thu Sep 24, 1964	32A	Goes paddling.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jul 24, 1961	29D	Goes paddling.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 17, 1960	64A	Walks in water.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 7, 1958	59A	Gets one's feet wet.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Apr 15, 1954	40D	Begins energetically (with "into").	Eugene Maleska	Farrar
Sun Dec 13, 1953	48D	Sloughs through water.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Wed Sep 9, 1953	40A	Goes forward with difficulty.	Dorothy Smith	Farrar
Sun May 23, 1943	91A	Walks through water.	George Buckler	Farrar

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