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8 results for SWATAT from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 8, 2023	33D	Attempt to smush, as a fly	Rachel Fabi and Ken Stern	Shortz
Sun Sep 11, 2022	1A	Try to hit	Derrick Niederman	Shortz
Mon Jul 4, 2022	48D	Try to hit, as a gnat	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Thu Apr 16, 2020	22D	Go after, as a fly (2)	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Wed Feb 20, 2019	3D	Try to hit, as a fly (2)	Byron Walden	Shortz
Fri Nov 24, 2017	23A	Attack, as a gnat	Bruce Haight and David Steinberg	Shortz
Thu Nov 17, 2016	13A	Go after, as a fly (2)	Timothy Polin and Joe Krozel	Shortz
Sun Jan 19, 2014	83D	Try to hit, as a fly (2)	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz

1 result for SWATAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 4, 1971	86A	Go for flies	Cornelia Warriner	Weng

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