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16 results for SSSS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 9, 2012	62A	Flat sound (3)	Joe Krozel	Shortz
Thu Jul 28, 2011	5D	Indication of deflation	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Thu Oct 2, 2008	60A	Flat sound (3)	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Sat Jun 7, 2008	6A	Deflation indication	Karen M. Tracey	Shortz
Thu Sep 6, 2007	31D	Flat sound (3)	Daniel C. Bryant	Shortz
Fri Oct 20, 2006	30D	Deflation indicator	Ed Early	Shortz
Fri Dec 2, 2005	13D	Bacon sizzle	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Sat Mar 13, 2004	14D	Air hose sound	Harvey Estes	Shortz
Thu Mar 11, 2004	49D	Flat tire indicator	Jeremy Thomas Paine	Shortz
Mon Jun 17, 2002	61A	Radiator sound (2)	Janice M. Putney	Shortz
Tue Apr 2, 2002	64A	Sound of a leak (2)	Janice M. Putney	Shortz
Sun Dec 24, 2000	133A	Sound of a leak (2)	Bill Zais	Shortz
Sun Jun 11, 2000	127A	Not a good sound for a balloonist	Nelson Hardy	Shortz
Sun Nov 1, 1998	110D	Radiator sound (2)	Robert Malinow	Shortz
Sat May 31, 1997	55A	Kettle sound	Frank Longo	Shortz
Thu Jun 9, 1994	50A	Sound of a live wire	Charles B. Waffell	Shortz

1 result for SSSS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 1, 2004	Diagramless	24D	Slow leak sound	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

1 result for SSSS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 7, 1957	60D	Prolonged sibilant sound.	Unknown	Farrar

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