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19 results for BLOAT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 2, 2023	37A	Swell (9)	John Ewbank	Shortz
Sun May 28, 2023	104A	Swell (9)	Chandi Deitmer and Taylor Johnson	Shortz
Sun Jan 29, 2023	98D	Swell (9)	Rich Katz	Shortz
Sun Feb 6, 2022	109A	Distend	Stephen McCarthy	Shortz
Sun Sep 6, 2020	56D	Swell up (3)	David Kwong	Shortz
Thu Oct 18, 2018	53A	Excessive enlargement	Erik Agard	Shortz
Wed Oct 4, 2017	50D	Swell (9)	Evan Mahnken	Shortz
Sun Mar 5, 2017	27A	Swell (9)	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Mon Jan 30, 2017	61A	Swell up (3)	Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Tue Nov 8, 2016	25D	Cause to swell (3)	Michael J. Doran	Shortz
Fri May 27, 2016	50A	Swell (9)	Damon Gulczynski	Shortz
Sun Feb 21, 2016	20A	Balloon (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Jul 10, 2013	67A	Cause to swell (3)	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Thu Mar 28, 2013	15D	Swell (9)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sun Nov 28, 2010	91D	Swell (9)	Jeremy Newton	Shortz
Wed May 22, 2002	61A	Cause to swell (3)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sun Jan 6, 2002	97D	Swell (9)	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Tue May 4, 1999	58A	Balloon (2)	Gayle Dean	Shortz
Wed Sep 20, 1995	28D	Swell up (3)	Randy Sowell	Shortz

1 result for BLOAT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 12, 2004	Diagramless	39D	Puff out	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

15 results for BLOAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 18, 1989	125A	Puff up	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sat Sep 26, 1987	50D	Puff up	R. S. Jones	Maleska
Sun Aug 17, 1986	97D	Puff up	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Dec 15, 1970	32D	Swell	Unknown	Weng
Thu Feb 6, 1969	50D	Puff up.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Oct 25, 1967	6D	Puff up.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 12, 1964	29D	Puff up.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Sun Aug 10, 1958	12A	Puff up.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sat Feb 18, 1956	52D	Puff up.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Sun May 9, 1954	54D	Grow turgid.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Nov 24, 1952	10D	Distend.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 29, 1951	54A	Swell.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 8, 1950	16D	Inflate.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 8, 1945	70A	Swell up with vanity.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar
Sun Jul 11, 1943	91A	Puff out.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar

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