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10 results for PLOPS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Dec 4, 2020	19A	Makes a splash	Patti Varol and Doug Peterson
Wed Jul 1, 2020	1D	Sits (down) hard	Amanda Rafkin and Ross Trudeau
Wed Jul 12, 2017	20A	Lands on a couch, say	Elayne Boosler and Patrick Merrell
Wed Nov 9, 2016	38A	Falls into a La-Z-Boy, say	John Lieb
Tue Jun 18, 2013	55D	Sits (down)	Tim Croce
Sun Jan 22, 2012	116A	Lands in a puddle, maybe	Adam Fromm
Tue Feb 15, 2000	43D	Raindrop sounds	Frances Hansen
Sun Apr 20, 1997	58A	Finds an easy chair	Charles M. Deber
Thu Mar 6, 1997	33A	Sounds of a leak	Shannon Burns
Sun Feb 5, 1995	57D	Sits heavily	Frank A. Longo

11 results for PLOPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 30, 1989	114D	Falls into a chair heavily	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Mon Dec 8, 1986	30D	Falls heavily	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Fri Jan 18, 1985	47D	Drops heavily	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Fri Sep 10, 1971	5A	Leaky-faucet sounds	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jul 17, 1970	25D	Squishy sounds	Unknown	Weng
Thu Apr 27, 1967	39D	Sounds akin to thuds.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Tue Jun 20, 1961	7D	Falls into water without splashing.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 5, 1957	101A	Sounds of drips.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Feb 24, 1957	61D	Sounds of plump falls.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Nov 9, 1952	91D	Falls with a certain sound.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu Sep 14, 1950	36D	Falls with a dull sound into water.	Unknown	Farrar

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