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5 results for MAELSTROM from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 18, 2023	4D	Charybdis, for one	Hoang-Kim Vu	Shortz
Mon Jan 18, 2016	58A	Violent vortex	Kathy Wienberg	Shortz
Sun Dec 8, 2013	53A	Creator of perfect whirlpools?	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri May 4, 2012	37A	Very turbulent situation	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Wed Nov 12, 1997	35D	Powerful whirlpool	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz

2 results for MAELSTROM from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 4, 2001	Cryptic	10A	Listen to guy play the guitar - it really sucks (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
May 2, 1999	Cryptic	18D	Pandemonium at Rommel's base (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

9 results for MAELSTROM from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 23, 1993	32D	Tumult	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Fri Dec 4, 1970	54A	Whirlpool	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jan 16, 1964	10D	Whirlpool.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Tue Nov 15, 1960	59A	Whirlpool.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 1, 1957	14A	Violent confusion of ideas or conditions.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Dec 6, 1956	11D	Violently confused state of affairs.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 12, 1953	17A	Whirlpool in the Arctic Ocean.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Aug 3, 1952	62D	Norway's famous whirlpool.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Apr 13, 1951	11D	Celebrated whirlpool off the coast of Norway.	Unknown	Farrar

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