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8 results for FINAGLE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jul 9, 2017	36A	Obtain through trickery	Will Nediger
Wed Oct 26, 2016	42D	Acquire by deceit	Scott Yut
Sun Jan 15, 2012	47D	Manipulate to one's advantage	Finn Vigeland
Mon May 23, 2011	10D	Achieve through trickery (2)	Steve Salitan
Sun Oct 29, 2006	84D	Achieve through trickery (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Mon Mar 17, 2003	29D	Wangle (2)	David Ainslie Macleod
Mon Jan 18, 1999	46D	Wangle (2)	Frederick T. Buhler
Fri Jul 19, 1996	3D	Worm (out of)	D. Niles

4 results for FINAGLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 20, 1981	52A	Get by fraud	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Thu Jan 8, 1981	60A	Bamboozle	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Aug 3, 1975	65A	Indulge in trickery	Cornelia Warriner	Weng
Mon Dec 19, 1960	50A	Get by craftiness: Colloq.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar

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