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9 results for ABOMBS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Sep 29, 2017	45D	Mushroom producers (2)	Damon Gulczynski
Fri Aug 1, 2008	10D	W.W. II enders, for short	Patrick Berry
Thu Oct 4, 2007	5A	W.W. II blast makers	Sheldon Benardo
Wed Sep 13, 2006	50D	Causes of Bikini blasts	Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Fri Aug 19, 2005	10D	Mushroom producers (2)	David Liben-Nowell
Wed Dec 25, 2002	55A	Nukes	Patrick Merrell
Sun Jan 28, 2001	57A	Destroyers, in brief	Jim Page
Sun Feb 20, 2000	13D	They cause blowups	Trip Payne
Sun Jan 9, 1994	98D	"Fat Man" and "Little Boy" of 1945	Mel Rosen

4 results for ABOMBS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 28, 1978	7D	Nevada Flats test items	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Mon Sep 2, 1974	6D	Weapons	Tap Osborn	Weng
Sun Aug 2, 1964	82D	Terrible facts of life.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Nov 14, 1958	8A	20th century phenomena.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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