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0 results for BOWLINGBALL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 19, 2023	58A	Roll with it!	Billy Bratton	Shortz
Tue Apr 19, 2022	16A	What might be rolled for a strike	Olivia Mitra Framke	Shortz
Tue Jan 29, 2008	17A	It may end up in the gutter	C. W. Stewart and J. K. Hummel	Shortz

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