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6 results for FRISK from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 17, 2011	43D	Give a body check	Daniel A. Finan	Shortz
Tue Jul 12, 2011	67A	Pat down (3)	Bill Thompson	Shortz
Mon Nov 1, 2010	12D	Pat down, as for weapons	Holden Baker	Shortz
Tue Apr 7, 2009	1A	Pat down (3)	Joon Pahk	Shortz
Wed May 12, 2004	60A	Pat-down (3)	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Mon Feb 9, 1998	7D	Search, as for weapons	Robert Dillman	Shortz

16 results for FRISK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 7, 1990	31D	Search a suspect	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Thu Sep 29, 1988	5A	Cut capers	S. E. Wilkinson	Maleska
Tue Jul 17, 1984	3D	Gambol	John Greenman	Maleska
Sat May 19, 1984	46D	Gambol	John M. Samson	Maleska
Wed Aug 17, 1983	24D	Gambol	William Canine	Maleska
Sat Aug 22, 1981	10D	Gambol	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sun Sep 25, 1977	67D	Cavort	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Feb 7, 1977	24A	Search for weapons	Jean J. Davison	Weng
Fri Apr 19, 1974	35A	Search, as a suspect	Norton Rhoades	Weng
Wed May 13, 1970	5A	Gambol	Arthur Schulman	Weng
Tue Apr 9, 1963	52D	Gambol.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 7, 1959	32A	Gambol.	George Laczko	Farrar
Mon Jun 30, 1958	40A	Gambol.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Feb 17, 1958	34A	Lively, playful movement.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Jan 23, 1955	97A	Lively, playful movement.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Aug 29, 1948	82D	Gambol.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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