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1 result for SHAWM from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 5, 1995	53D	Early woodwind	Dean Niles	Shortz

4 results for SHAWM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 11, 1992	1A	Oboe's forerunner	Bryant White	Maleska
Mon Jun 13, 1988	1D	Oboe's forerunner	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sun Jun 13, 1965	113D	Hautboy.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Tue Mar 12, 1957	26D	Early form of the oboe.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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