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2 results for COILED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 29, 2013	36D	Tortile	Norm Guggenbiller	Shortz
Sun Sep 10, 1995	74A	Ready to spring	David J. Kahn	Shortz

13 results for COILED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Nov 5, 1984	42D	Wound	Tangredi	Maleska
Sun Dec 26, 1971	65D	Like some rattlers	Robert Vaux Roop	Weng
Fri Aug 6, 1971	26A	Wound around	Unknown	Weng
Wed Sep 28, 1966	20A	Like a watch spring.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 23, 1964	2D	Under tension.	J. Arensberg and H. Ettenson	Farrar
Thu Feb 6, 1964	41D	In spirals.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Wed Aug 2, 1961	22A	Wound.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 26, 1958	12D	Twisted.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 18, 1956	37D	Formed spirals.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 5, 1955	5D	Tortile.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 7, 1954	44D	Moved in a winding course.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Apr 30, 1950	116D	Wound around.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Aug 20, 1944	98A	Convoluted.	Dan Caywood	Farrar

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