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11 results for OOFS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 23, 2025	6A	Punch-in-the-stomach sounds	Aimee Lucido	Shortz
Wed Mar 18, 2020	39D	Reactions to gut punches	Ricky Cruz	Shortz
Sat Jun 29, 2019	56D	Punch lines? (2)	Kameron Austin Collins	Shortz
Sun Jan 20, 2013	71A	Punch-in-the-gut sounds	Yaakov Bendavid	Shortz
Thu Jun 24, 2010	39A	"Batman" sound effects	John Farmer	Shortz
Fri Apr 3, 2009	1D	Comic book exclamations	John Farmer	Shortz
Sun Jan 27, 2008	7D	Responses to punches	Mike Nothnagel	Shortz
Sat Feb 3, 2007	6D	Punch lines? (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Thu Mar 2, 2006	26D	Punch elicitations	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Thu Jan 31, 2002	23A	Sounds of pain	Bruce F. Adams	Shortz
Thu Jun 21, 2001	23D	Punch responses	Peter Abide	Shortz

1 result for OOFS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 9, 2004	Diagramless	36A	Reactions to stomach punches	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

1 result for OOFS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 25, 1990	79D	Reactions to solar-plexus punches	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska

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