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1 result for SPINED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Dec 10, 2023	102D	Having needles, as a cactus	Zachary David Levy and Jeff Chen

9 results for SPINED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 20, 1975	85A	Thorny	Emanuel Berg	Weng
Thu May 21, 1964	43D	Like cacti.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 27, 1959	20A	Having prickles.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 13, 1959	1A	Bristling like cactus.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jul 27, 1958	115A	Describing cacti.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Wed Mar 7, 1956	5D	Thorny.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Apr 26, 1953	143A	Thorny.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Sep 10, 1944	116D	Having thorns.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Jul 5, 1942	145A	Having thorns.	Charles Kuhls	Farrar

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