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25 results for BONGO from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 3, 2024	8D	Drum used in son cubano music	Sid Sivakumar	Fagliano
Sun Feb 3, 2019	68A	Drum held between the knees	Natan Last	Shortz
Thu Feb 1, 2018	48D	Beat it! (5)	Damon Gulczynski	Shortz
Mon Oct 16, 2017	26A	Hand drum	Jennifer Nutt	Shortz
Thu May 14, 2015	29D	Part of a Cuban combo	Kameron Austin Collins	Shortz
Wed Aug 14, 2013	66A	Beatnik's percussion	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sun Apr 7, 2013	96A	Beat it (5)	Matt Ginsberg	Shortz
Sun Nov 21, 2010	118A	What a beatnik beats (2)	Clive Probert	Shortz
Fri Jul 16, 2010	31D	It's not played with sticks	Mel Rosen	Shortz
Sat Jun 28, 2008	7D	What a beatnik beats (2)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Fri Sep 7, 2007	51D	One beaten by a beatnik	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Wed Jun 30, 2004	42A	A beatnik may beat it	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Mon Sep 22, 2003	11D	Drum played with the hands (2)	Marjorie Berg	Shortz
Sun Jun 15, 2003	99D	Beat it (5)	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Sat Mar 8, 2003	41D	Drum played without sticks	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Oct 30, 2002	46D	A beatnik beats it	Kumar Balani	Shortz
Wed Nov 15, 2000	45A	Beat poetry accompaniment	Chuck Deodene	Shortz
Mon Feb 14, 2000	11D	Drum played with the hands (2)	Nancy Kavanaugh	Shortz
Mon Sep 15, 1997	29D	Beatnik's drum (2)	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz
Sun Jan 12, 1997	115D	Beat it! (5)	M. Rosen	Shortz
Sun Apr 14, 1996	77D	Beat it (5)	Henry Hook	Shortz
Wed Mar 27, 1996	5D	Beatnik's drum (2)	R. J. Hartman	Shortz
Wed Mar 15, 1995	33D	One of a pair of drums	Frances Hansen	Shortz
Sun Jul 31, 1994	23A	It's hit on the head	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Wed Jul 20, 1994	33A	Beatniks beat it	Harvey Estes	Shortz

27 results for BONGO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 20, 1993	44D	Drum or antelope	Jan Hurschmann	Maleska
Sun Jan 17, 1993	37A	Small drum	Mel Taub	Maleska
Sun Oct 20, 1991	88D	African antelope	Calista Luminati	Maleska
Sat Aug 25, 1990	26D	Drummer's antelope?	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Maleska
Sun Jan 24, 1988	87D	Cuban's drum	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Fri Oct 4, 1985	2D	Large antelope	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Tue Oct 1, 1985	38A	Tuned drum	Jeffrey A. Mercer	Maleska
Tue Sep 10, 1985	55A	Drum, dance, tree or antelope	Mimi Moody	Maleska
Tue Jun 19, 1984	35A	Type of drum	John Dreyer	Maleska
Sun Jun 13, 1982	113D	W. African antelope	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Tue Dec 9, 1980	48D	Drum or antelope	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Apr 6, 1980	59A	Antelope or drum	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Wed Jul 25, 1979	23D	Small drum	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Mon May 15, 1972	52D	Kind of drum	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 14, 1971	15A	Kind of drum	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 10, 1970	27D	Small drum	Unknown	Weng
Thu Aug 20, 1970	52D	Drum	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 28, 1968	76A	Drum.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Apr 16, 1967	81D	Kind of drum.	Will Weng	Farrar
Wed Apr 13, 1966	41A	African antelope.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 14, 1966	25A	Drum.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 4, 1963	51A	Forest antelope.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Thu Feb 7, 1963	18A	Drum.	John Byrne	Farrar
Sun May 27, 1962	13D	African antelope.	E. R. Galli	Farrar
Fri Jul 15, 1960	28D	Beatnik drum.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 19, 1960	25D	___ drums.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Fri Jun 21, 1957	44D	Kind of drum.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar

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