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2 results for COLDWATER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Feb 9, 2015	25A	What may be poured on a bad idea	Lynn Lempel
Mon Jun 8, 1998	11D	It's thrown on bad ideas	Mark Danna

4 results for COLDWATER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 6, 1985	6D	Kind of flat	Martha J. DeWitt	Maleska
Sun Aug 11, 1968	8D	Damper	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Jul 6, 1958	21A	City in Michigan.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Tue Dec 9, 1952	6A	Quencher of enthusiasm.	Unknown	Farrar

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