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4 results for SWIRLY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 6, 2017	53D	Forming spiral patterns	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Aug 18, 2016	22A	Like the cinnamon in babka	Parker Lewis and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sat Aug 26, 2006	25D	Going around and around	Henry Hook	Shortz
Wed Jan 4, 1995	4D	Helical	Stephanie Spadaccini	Shortz

3 results for SWIRLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 28, 1984	83A	Eddying	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun May 13, 1984	20A	Full of eddies	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Fri Jan 1, 1965	45D	Curling.	Unknown	Farrar

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