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9 results for HAPS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 27, 2020	36D	Unfortunate events, old-style	Daniel Grinberg	Shortz
Sun May 25, 2014	105D	Comes to pass, old-style	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Fri Nov 15, 2013	41A	Unlucky accidents, old-style	David Woolf	Shortz
Fri Sep 26, 2008	47D	Occurrences	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Feb 10, 2008	2D	Accidents (2)	Bill Zais	Shortz
Sat Apr 15, 2000	5D	Accidents (2)	Raymond Hamel	Shortz
Sat Sep 13, 1997	19A	Chance occurrences	Dave Tuller	Shortz
Fri Aug 15, 1997	1A	Comes to pass	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Wed Jan 4, 1995	13D	Occurs, poetically	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz

8 results for HAPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 5, 1978	10A	Chances	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Aug 15, 1970	3D	Chances	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 18, 1962	118A	Befalls, old style.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Thu Aug 3, 1961	62A	Chances, old style.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 17, 1958	7D	Occurs by chance: Poet.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 20, 1954	43A	Chances to pass: Archaic.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Jul 21, 1954	5A	Befalls: Poet.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sun Sep 24, 1944	110A	Casual events.	I. Kert	Farrar

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