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7 results for WHAMS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Apr 18, 2022	9A	Apt rhyme for "slams"	Carl Larson	Shortz
Tue Jan 22, 2019	54A	Big blows	John E. Bennett and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Fri Jun 14, 2013	3D	Collides with noisily	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Jun 15, 2012	48A	Hard hits	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Sun Jan 27, 2008	32D	Loud hits	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Tue Jun 29, 2004	32A	Bops hard	Jim Hyres	Shortz
Sat Apr 17, 1999	35D	Has quite an impact on	Jim Page	Shortz

2 results for WHAMS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 19, 1977	23D	Explosive sounds	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sat Mar 23, 1957	25D	Smashing exclamations.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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