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3 results for EARWIGS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Dec 14, 2020	39D	Pincered insects (2)	Jessie Bullock and Ross Trudeau
Fri Nov 24, 2017	63A	Pincered bugs	Bruce Haight and David Steinberg
Sat Jun 12, 2004	21A	Pincered insects (2)	Henry Hook

1 result for EARWIGS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Oct 25, 2020	Acrostic	N	Creatures with wings and pincers	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

3 results for EARWIGS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 5, 1965	23A	Harmless insects.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 10, 1962	52A	Centipedes.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 9, 1953	37A	Insects with many-jointed feelers.	Dorothy E. Smith	Farrar

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