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2 results for CANNONBALL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 19, 2016	29D	*Cry just before hitting the pool	James Mulhern	Shortz
Tue Jul 1, 2014	31D	Dive done with the arms around the knees	Gary Cee	Shortz

5 results for CANNONBALL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 23, 1986	58A	Armament for a man-of-war	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Thu Dec 20, 1984	18A	Dyan/Lucille	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sat Nov 3, 1984	3D	Saxophonist Adderley	S. E. Wilkinson	Maleska
Wed Dec 30, 1959	18A	Civil War missile.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 20, 1959	29D	A serve from Pancho Gonzales.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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