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9 results for ATRAP from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 9, 2012	16A	Set ___ (2)	David Quarfoot	Shortz
Thu Aug 27, 2009	21D	"Don't go in there! It's ___!"	Derek Bowman	Shortz
Thu Mar 29, 2007	44A	Set ___ (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Thu Apr 6, 2006	44D	"Watch out! It's ___!"	Ed Early	Shortz
Tue May 13, 2003	55D	Fall into ___ (get caught)	Todd McClary	Shortz
Sat Oct 2, 1999	49D	"It's ___!" (cry in a police drama)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Jun 20, 1999	62D	Like a rat in ___	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Apr 22, 1999	46A	Caught in ___	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Jan 23, 1994	75D	Walk into ___	Charles M. Deber	Shortz

1 result for ATRAP from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 24, 2017	Diagramless	19A	"It's ___!" (words of warning)	Sam Ezersky	Shortz

14 results for ATRAP from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 14, 1993	50A	Set ___ for (lure)	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Sat Jul 7, 1990	40D	Set ___ (ambush)	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Jul 3, 1988	25A	Set ___ (prepare to snare)	Jack R. Harnes	Maleska
Sun Dec 1, 1985	52D	Caught like a rat in ___	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Thu Oct 11, 1984	49D	Set ___ (prepare to ensnare)	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Mar 11, 1982	26D	Set ___ (prepare to snare)	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun Nov 14, 1976	39A	Caught in ___	Barbara Gillis	Weng
Sun Nov 7, 1976	75D	Like rats in ___	Nancy W. Atkinson	Weng
Sun Feb 24, 1974	96D	Like a rat in ___	John Willig	Weng
Sun May 2, 1971	102D	Set ___ for (ambush)	Alfio Micci	Weng
Sun Jan 8, 1967	83A	Set ___.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Wed Jul 28, 1965	3D	Set ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 11, 1964	16A	Set ___.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 2, 1963	6D	Set ___ for.	S. A. Kay	Farrar

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