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2 results for CLASPED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Nov 27, 1998	33A	Held on to	A. J. Santora
Thu Apr 7, 1994	40D	Hugged	Fred Piscop

8 results for CLASPED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 5, 1991	14A	Embraced	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Tue Sep 30, 1986	43D	Hugged	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Fri Jan 11, 1985	32A	Held fast	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Sun Oct 23, 1983	1A	Seized firmly	Derrick C. Niederman	Maleska
Sat Aug 31, 1957	52A	Clutched.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sat May 1, 1954	26A	Embraced.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 3, 1953	18A	Embraced.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 16, 1943	68A	Embraced.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar

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