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7 results for ONTHEFENCE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 29, 2023	16A	Thinking A or B … hmm …	Ruth Bloomfield Margolin	Shortz
Wed Jun 14, 2023	18A	Not yet decided	Jennifer Hoelzer	Shortz
Sat Jan 28, 2023	61A	Torn	Kevin Christian	Shortz
Sat Oct 16, 2021	55A	Having trouble making a call	Caitlin Reid and Erik Agard	Shortz
Fri Aug 10, 2001	7D	Undecided	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Jul 27, 2001	58A	Torn, say	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Jul 7, 2001	61A	Uncommitted	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz

6 results for ONTHEFENCE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 7, 1992	42A	Undecided	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Tue Nov 3, 1981	28D	Like some politicians	Kay Sullivan	Maleska
Fri Jan 30, 1970	17A	Undecided	Unknown	Weng
Mon Aug 25, 1969	49A	Equivocating.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Dec 1, 1959	29D	Undecided: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 7, 1959	16A	Uncommitted: Colloq.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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