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24 results for WHIM from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Mar 20, 2024	24A	Passing fancy (2)	E. M. Capassakis
Sun May 22, 2022	12A	Impulsive desire	David and Karen and Paul Steinberg
Tue Apr 21, 2020	32A	See 24-Across	Andrew Kingsley
Sun Sep 29, 2019	55D	Impulse (5)	Tom McCoy
Fri Aug 23, 2019	35D	Sudden change of mind	Evan Mahnken
Wed Mar 6, 2019	1A	Caprice (3)	Mary Lou Guizzo and Erik Agard
Sun Sep 2, 2018	8D	Sudden impulse (3)	Tom McCoy
Mon Jan 7, 2013	1A	Sudden impulse (3)	Jim Peredo
Thu Dec 20, 2012	49D	Impulse (5)	Ian Livengood and J.A.S.A. Crossword Class
Mon Dec 27, 2010	55D	Capricious desire	C. W. Stewart
Sun Nov 7, 2010	100A	Sudden fancy	Will Nediger
Mon Oct 19, 2009	9A	Sudden impulse (3)	Lynn Lempel
Wed Aug 15, 2007	2D	Caprice (3)	Ray Fontenot
Wed Oct 11, 2006	14A	Impulse (5)	Jack McInturff
Tue Jul 18, 2006	1A	A trip can be taken on it	Kevan Choset
Tue Jul 12, 2005	45D	Passing fancy (2)	Nancy Salomon
Wed Feb 11, 2004	22A	Idle fancy	Ethan Friedman
Thu Mar 27, 2003	63A	Fancy (3)	David J. Kahn
Sun Dec 8, 2002	131D	Caprice (3)	Peter Gordon
Sun Jul 1, 2001	60A	Fancy (3)	Manny Nosowsky
Fri Sep 10, 1999	1D	Vagary	Dana Motley
Sun Aug 4, 1996	108A	Impulse (5)	D. Tuller
Fri May 5, 1995	1D	Fancy (3)	Harvey Estes
Tue Apr 25, 1995	54A	Impulse (5)	Gregory E. Paul

22 results for WHIM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 14, 1990	45A	Fancy	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Sun Dec 3, 1989	98D	Caprice	Mary M. Murdoch	Maleska
Tue Mar 14, 1989	6A	Impulsive idea	Cohen	Maleska
Tue Dec 8, 1987	17A	Passing fancy	Peter Swift	Maleska
Fri Feb 18, 1977	48A	Caprice	H. Hastings Reddall	Weng
Tue Jan 27, 1976	65A	Fancy	Dorothea E. Shipp	Weng
Tue Dec 17, 1974	1D	Caprice	Virginia Butler	Weng
Tue Jun 11, 1974	25D	Fancy	Jay Spry	Weng
Sat Jan 22, 1972	1A	Caprice	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 25, 1971	33D	Notion	Unknown	Weng
Sat Mar 13, 1971	1A	Caprice	Unknown	Weng
Thu May 1, 1969	1D	Impulse.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Oct 19, 1968	20A	Caprice.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 15, 1967	1A	Crotchet.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Sat Dec 18, 1965	35D	Caprice.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 2, 1964	16A	Caprice.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 4, 1961	1A	Caprice.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 2, 1961	33D	Caprice.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 27, 1954	1A	Fancy.	Marian Moeser	Farrar
Sun Mar 19, 1950	37A	Did this move Nero to arson?	Elizabeth Jackson	Farrar
Sun Oct 6, 1946	51D	Boutade.	Willard Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jun 2, 1946	38A	Humor.	W. W. Wordsworth	Farrar

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