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11 results for HANGON from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 8, 2018	11D	"Wait just a sec"	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Wed Apr 4, 2018	69A	"Wait a minute ..."	Weird Al Yankovic and Eric Berlin	Shortz
Tue Jan 30, 2018	8D	"Not so fast!" (2)	Emily Carroll	Shortz
Tue Dec 11, 2012	28D	"Be right with you ..."	Gene Newman	Shortz
Mon Jul 17, 2006	46D	"Not so fast!" (2)	Larry Paul	Shortz
Mon Jun 13, 2005	22A	"Wait a sec!"	Earl W. Reed	Shortz
Sun Jan 6, 2002	71D	Stick it out	Frank A. Longo	Shortz
Sun Dec 3, 2000	82A	"Don't let go!"	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Jun 11, 1999	30A	"One sec"	Jim Page	Shortz
Sat May 24, 1997	48D	Phone request	Rich Norris	Shortz
Wed May 11, 1994	45A	"Brace yourself!"	Harvey Estes	Shortz

3 results for HANGON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 14, 1965	95D	Persevere.	Christine R. Valence	Farrar
Fri Mar 22, 1957	57A	Persevere.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Nov 24, 1954	37D	Persist.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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