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7 results for WAILS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 1, 2024	39A	Cries plaintively	Chandi Deitmer and Matthew Stock	Fagliano
Fri Jul 14, 2023	28A	Complains loudly	Jonathan Kaufman	Shortz
Sun Apr 2, 2023	37A	Sounds of saxophones	Jeremy Newton and Tracy Gray	Shortz
Mon Jun 13, 2022	22A	Cries loudly	Hoang-Kim Vu and Jessica Zetzman	Shortz
Sun Dec 2, 2018	96D	Sings the blues	Paul Coulter	Shortz
Sun Jun 19, 2011	1A	Nursery sounds	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Mar 14, 2008	21A	Plays intensely, in jazz slang	Kevin G. Der	Shortz

14 results for WAILS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 3, 1990	51A	Banshee sounds	James E. Hinish Jr.	Maleska
Sat Oct 5, 1985	58A	Keens	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sat Sep 17, 1983	50D	Keens	Hickmott	Maleska
Tue Aug 26, 1980	34D	Mourns	Joan Whitman	Maleska
Sun Apr 16, 1978	105D	Ululates	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sun Oct 5, 1969	33D	Keens	Emanuel Berg	Weng
Mon Jan 27, 1969	27D	Cries.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 23, 1960	18A	Nursery sound effects.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 14, 1958	27D	Banshee sounds.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Wed Jun 11, 1958	6D	Laments.	Jan and Mike Dubin	Farrar
Sun Apr 6, 1958	78D	Plaintive sounds.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Oct 16, 1952	41A	Nursery sound effects.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 20, 1946	54A	Laments.	W. W. Webster	Farrar
Sun Dec 13, 1942	13D	Plaintive cries.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar

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