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3 results for GARROTE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 10, 2018	66A	Rope for strangulation	Ruth Bloomfield Margolin	Shortz
Fri May 23, 2003	8D	Strangle	Dave Tuller	Shortz
Sun Oct 17, 1999	30D	Infamous Spanish collar	Bob and Sharon Klahn	Shortz

10 results for GARROTE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 25, 1992	6D	Spanish device for capital punishment	Bryant White	Maleska
Thu Apr 15, 1976	45D	Strangle	Alfio Micci	Weng
Thu Sep 12, 1974	42D	Strangle	Mary Harris	Weng
Sat May 19, 1973	60A	Strangle	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 21, 1972	17A	Strangle	Unknown	Weng
Sun May 29, 1960	39D	Throttle.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sat Oct 25, 1958	28A	Old Spanish method of execution.	Arthur Lewis	Farrar
Sun Nov 25, 1956	70A	Spanish mode of execution.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Oct 24, 1948	20A	Spanish mode of execution.	Alberta Burton	Farrar
Sun Oct 28, 1945	23A	Choke.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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