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1 result for CAPTIVEAUDIENCE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Aug 20, 2004	17A	They have to listen	Harvey Estes

6 results for CAPTIVEAUDIENCE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 23, 1989	36A	Unwilling listeners, usually	Eileen Lexau	Maleska
Wed Jan 16, 1974	17A	Imprisoned group of a sort	George Madrid	Weng
Sun Oct 19, 1969	23A	Prisoners of a kind	Nancy Schuster	Weng
Sun Jul 24, 1955	33D	Listeners perforce.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sat Feb 20, 1954	17A	Radio listeners by necessity.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Sat May 24, 1952	18A	Listeners perforce: 2 wds.	Unknown	Farrar

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