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2 results for TAUTENS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 1, 2019	48D	Loses slack	Erik Agard	Shortz
Wed Jun 17, 2015	75A	Takes up the slack?	Molly Young and David J. Kahn	Shortz

5 results for TAUTENS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 30, 1985	36D	Stretches tightly	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Fri Dec 24, 1982	12D	Trims ropes on a ship	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sat Jun 20, 1981	62A	Stretches tight, as sails	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sun Dec 30, 1979	114D	Stretches tightly	E.T.M.	Maleska
Sat May 15, 1976	60A	Becomes tense	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng

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