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5 results for SPLAYS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 12, 2020	4D	Flares (4)	Sid Sivakumar and Brooke Husic	Shortz
Fri May 13, 2016	22A	Flares (4)	David Phillips and David Steinberg	Shortz
Fri Jun 14, 2013	35D	Flares (4)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Aug 10, 2007	7D	Spreads out	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu May 23, 2002	44A	Flares (4)	John Underwood	Shortz

3 results for SPLAYS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 10, 1973	42D	Sloped surfaces	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 22, 1945	100A	Spreads out.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Apr 2, 1944	54D	Expands.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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