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3 results for LIGATE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri May 5, 2006	52A	Tie up	Manny Nosowsky
Wed May 29, 2002	36A	Surgically bind	Alan Olschwang
Thu Jun 18, 1998	22D	Surgically tie	Alan Arbesfeld

7 results for LIGATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 2, 1992	31D	Tie, as in surgery	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Mon Feb 8, 1988	19A	Bind a certain way	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Sun Dec 2, 1984	78A	Tie surgically	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Sun Jun 7, 1981	43D	Bind up the wounds	E.T.M.	Maleska
Wed Oct 29, 1980	52A	Bind, in surgery	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Sun Jan 18, 1953	114A	Tie.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Tue Jan 16, 1951	53A	Bind together.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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