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5 results for GAFFS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Sep 12, 2015	1D	Fishing hooks (2)	Damon Gulczynski	Shortz
Fri Mar 21, 2014	47A	Barbed spears for fishing	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Mon May 21, 2012	51D	Large fishing hooks	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Fri Aug 19, 2011	40D	Fishing hooks (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Aug 13, 2005	10A	Hooks for landing fish	Bob Peoples	Shortz

13 results for GAFFS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 3, 1990	1D	Large fishing hooks	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sun Jul 7, 1985	80A	Large fishhooks	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Thu Mar 7, 1985	1D	Spars	S. E. Wilkinson	Maleska
Mon Jul 4, 1983	43D	Fishers' spears	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sat Feb 3, 1979	5A	Anglers' hooks	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Sun Apr 4, 1976	6A	Fishing hooks	J. A. Felker	Weng
Sun Nov 23, 1975	42A	Fish-landing hooks	Tom Sheehan	Weng
Wed Jan 16, 1974	9A	Hoaxes	George Madrid	Weng
Mon Mar 9, 1970	47D	Barbed spears	Unknown	Weng
Mon Oct 14, 1968	1D	Hooks.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 17, 1966	9D	Nautical spars.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 1, 1961	49D	Relatives of boathooks.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 4, 1951	1D	Implements used for landing large fish.	Unknown	Farrar

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