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7 results for SPLATS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 25, 2023	75A	Food fight sounds (2)	John Westwig	Shortz
Mon Aug 11, 2014	33A	Food fight sounds (2)	David Steinberg and Bernice Gordon	Shortz
Sun Apr 19, 2009	10D	Food fight noises	Will Nediger	Shortz
Sun Jan 15, 2006	37A	Sounds of impact	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Sat Nov 28, 1998	44D	Smashing pumpkin sounds	Gilbert H. Ludwig	Shortz
Sun Dec 14, 1997	60A	Tomato-impact noises	Nancy Salomon	Shortz
Wed Mar 8, 1995	1A	Smashing pumpkins' sounds	Wayne Robert Williams	Shortz

15 results for SPLATS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 14, 1993	15D	Slapping sounds	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Sat Aug 27, 1988	56A	Chair parts	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Sun Jan 3, 1988	1D	Flattens on impact	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Thu Oct 8, 1987	51A	Chair parts	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Tue Oct 28, 1986	44A	Flattens on impact	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Sun Oct 21, 1979	124D	Slapping sounds	David J. Pohl and John M. Samson	Maleska
Sat Dec 27, 1975	25A	Chair parts	Anthony B. Canning	Weng
Sat Oct 4, 1975	5D	Chair backs	Raymond F. Eisner	Weng
Sun Mar 16, 1969	139A	Chair parts	Mary Murdoch	Weng
Sun Apr 10, 1966	1A	Chair parts.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Sun May 12, 1963	82D	Parts of chair backs.	William Weng	Farrar
Sun Sep 18, 1960	53D	Chair parts.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Wed Dec 19, 1956	32A	Chair parts.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Feb 17, 1946	8A	Chair-backs.	W. W. Webster	Farrar
Sun Oct 14, 1945	36A	Flat chair backs.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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