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2 results for GERUNDS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 19, 2022	37D	Kicking and screaming, often	Patrick John Duggan	Shortz
Sat Apr 9, 2022	31A	Huffing and puffing, e.g.	Sam Buchbinder	Shortz

4 results for GERUNDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 5, 1987	20A	Some nouns	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Sat May 10, 1980	58A	Verbal nouns	Sara V. Tuckerman	Maleska
Thu Dec 9, 1965	34D	Many words ending in "ing."	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 15, 1942	51A	Verbal nouns.	Charles Erlenkotter	Farrar

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