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6 results for SPANKS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 24, 2019	11D	Defeats soundly	Trenton Charlson	Shortz
Sun Oct 9, 2016	28A	Beats handily	Michael Ashley	Shortz
Tue Nov 18, 2014	51D	Hits bottom?	Jacob McDermott	Shortz
Thu Aug 8, 2002	45A	Hits the end?	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Thu Aug 6, 1998	37D	Punishes, in a way	Fran and Lou Sabin	Shortz
Fri Oct 28, 1994	37D	Disciplines, in a way	Bryant White	Shortz

11 results for SPANKS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 16, 1987	4D	Moves along smartly	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Sat Mar 19, 1977	1A	Chastises	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Maleska
Fri Jul 19, 1968	58A	Does not spare the rod.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 18, 1966	46A	Does not spare the rod.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 21, 1965	52A	Paddles.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 19, 1960	21D	Uses the rod.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Sep 28, 1958	114D	Moves spiritedly.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Wed Oct 12, 1955	6D	Chastises.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Mon Jan 24, 1955	37D	Chastises.	Richard E. Lawlor	Farrar
Mon Dec 11, 1950	47A	What a "modern" parent never does.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 10, 1942	8D	Strikes with open hand.	Louis Shields	Farrar

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