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20 results for BOPS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 15, 2024	1D	Catchy tunes	Daniel Grinberg	Fagliano
Tue Sep 12, 2023	1A	Conks on the head (3)	Ella Dershowitz	Shortz
Sun Feb 12, 2023	12A	Catchy tunes, informally	Christina Iverson and Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Wed Jul 28, 2021	1D	Conks (4)	Alex Rosen and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Wed Jan 10, 2018	15D	Noggin knocks (2)	Sen. Joe Donnelly and Michael S. Maurer	Shortz
Thu Dec 17, 2015	8D	Conks (4)	David Kwong	Shortz
Tue Jul 21, 2015	12A	Noggin knocks (2)	David Phillips	Shortz
Sat Apr 4, 2015	1D	Moves energetically	Ned White	Shortz
Mon Nov 18, 2013	1A	Conks on the head (3)	Edgar Fontaine	Shortz
Sun May 29, 2011	89A	Runs (around), informally	Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach	Shortz
Mon Sep 27, 2010	26D	Knocks on the noggin	Janice M. Putney	Shortz
Sun Mar 15, 2009	29D	Hits with one's fist	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Apr 1, 2007	10A	Bits of Three Stooges violence	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Tue Apr 8, 2003	33D	Conks on the head (3)	Verna Suit	Shortz
Sun Oct 20, 2002	103D	Dances to jazz	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Fri Oct 12, 2001	20D	Hard knocks (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Sep 17, 2000	77D	Hard knocks (2)	Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Mon Jul 3, 2000	1D	Conks (4)	Marjorie Berg	Shortz
Wed Dec 25, 1996	7D	Hits, in slang	N. S. Ross	Shortz
Sat May 4, 1996	8A	Conks (4)	B. Klahn	Shortz

10 results for BOPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 13, 1993	41A	Conks	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Sun Feb 9, 1992	1D	Conks	John Greenman	Maleska
Sat Jan 14, 1989	23A	Conks	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Thu Dec 10, 1987	23D	Conks	Charlotte Shore	Maleska
Mon Nov 17, 1986	25D	Conks	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Tue Dec 25, 1984	25D	Conks	Avery	Maleska
Sun Jul 25, 1982	86A	Belts	Alex F. Black	Maleska
Thu Nov 4, 1976	26D	Comic-strip blows	Farrant	Weng
Tue Aug 5, 1975	1D	Jazz forms	Joseph McLaughlin	Weng
Sun Mar 3, 1957	41D	Jazz tunes.	A. J. Santora	Farrar

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