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3 results for TOWLINE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 29, 2009	38A	*Tugboat rope	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Fri May 16, 2008	56A	Water-skiing need	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Fri Nov 12, 2004	36A	Hawser	Brendan Emmett Quigley and Ethan Friedman	Shortz

5 results for TOWLINE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 30, 1991	20A	Tug's hawser	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Sun Jul 22, 1979	9D	Pulling cable	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Jul 26, 1959	12D	Item for a tugboat.	E. J. West	Farrar
Thu Sep 27, 1951	63A	Rope for pulling a barge.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 3, 1946	112A	Tugboat Annie's hawser.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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