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6 results for PLINK from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 10, 2021	67A	High piano tone	Anne Grae Martin	Shortz
Sat Oct 31, 2015	55A	Short, sharp, metallic sound	Peter Wentz	Shortz
Sun Mar 18, 2012	54D	Toy piano sound (2)	Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden	Shortz
Tue Jul 10, 2001	26D	Toy piano sound (2)	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Tue Jun 9, 1998	58A	Shoot at, as tin cans	Arthur S. Verdesca	Shortz
Sat Jun 25, 1994	30D	Shoot at casually	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

6 results for PLINK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 27, 1987	58D	Banjo sound effect	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Jul 10, 1983	50A	Shoot randomly	J. Samuel Smart	Maleska
Mon Jul 1, 1974	31A	Make a ringing sound	James A. Brussel	Weng
Wed Mar 6, 1968	29D	Musical sound.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 28, 1967	20D	Tinkling sound.	George Laczko	Farrar
Sun Apr 4, 1965	67D	Shoot idly at targets.	Will C. Weng	Farrar

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