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9 results for DROWN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Mar 2, 2021	12D	___ one's sorrows	Ross Trudeau
Wed Feb 25, 2015	6D	Be overwhelmed	Michael Shteyman
Thu Oct 20, 2011	27D	Go under (2)	Patrick Berry
Sun Jun 28, 2009	16D	Be covered with, with "in"	Barry C. Silk
Sun Oct 12, 2008	83D	Inundate	Rich Norris
Sun Feb 15, 2004	30D	Go under (2)	Derrick Niederman
Mon Apr 22, 2002	26D	Audibly overwhelm, with "out"	Peter Gordon
Wed Jul 11, 2001	6D	Soak	Richard Silvestri
Tue Mar 2, 1999	43D	Go under for the third time	Stephanie Spadaccini

7 results for DROWN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 30, 1992	45D	" ... ___ the stage with tears": Hamlet	Michael A. Rampino	Maleska
Thu Jan 1, 1987	28D	Inundate	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sat Aug 31, 1985	28A	Inundate	Michael J. Parris	Maleska
Sun Feb 22, 1981	107A	Suffer Icarus' fate	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Fri Oct 17, 1980	22D	" ... ___ the stage with tears": Hamlet	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sun Apr 9, 1967	49D	Get rid of.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sat Feb 1, 1964	19A	Muffle.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar

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