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5 results for TAMPS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 15, 2021	9A	Packs (down) (2)	Ashton Anderson	Shortz
Fri Jun 25, 2021	1A	Presses (down) (2)	Scott Earl	Shortz
Sat Apr 27, 2019	46D	Presses down (2)	Joe Deeney	Shortz
Sun Apr 24, 2005	111D	Pats down	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Oct 21, 1997	25A	Packs down (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

18 results for TAMPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 28, 1990	8A	Packs down lightly	Peter Swift	Maleska
Wed Sep 26, 1990	9A	Taps down	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Mon May 28, 1990	1A	Pats down	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Tue Sep 30, 1980	65A	Packs down lightly	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sat Feb 3, 1979	25A	Tap-tap-taps	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Wed Aug 18, 1976	24D	Pounds down	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Tue Mar 21, 1972	1A	Packs down	Unknown	Weng
Wed Dec 10, 1969	9A	Rams.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 9, 1967	12D	Rams down.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 25, 1966	1A	Pounds down.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 6, 1966	22D	Packs down.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 23, 1960	52A	Packs tightly.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 7, 1959	27D	Packs down.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 15, 1959	1D	Packs down.	Jan Dubin	Farrar
Sat Jan 28, 1956	17A	Packs down.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 6, 1953	53D	Drives down by a series of blows.	Louise Rabb	Farrar
Tue May 20, 1952	9A	Drives in by light blows.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 6, 1946	50A	Drives in by light blows.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar

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