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2 results for COCKLE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Sep 23, 2007	44D	Certain shell (2)	David Levinson Wilk
Wed Aug 4, 1999	48D	Certain shell (2)	Richard Silvestri

3 results for COCKLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 10, 1988	5D	Seashell	Christopher Sherwood	Maleska
Mon Jan 27, 1964	48A	Shellfish.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 14, 1962	10D	Edible shellfish.	Unknown	Farrar

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