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1 result for FINESSED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jul 31, 1994	54A	Maneuvered	Richard Silvestri

4 results for FINESSED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 1, 1990	73D	Used artifice	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Mon May 10, 1982	37D	Maneuvered tactfully or adroitly	Joel D. Lafargue	Maleska
Sun Aug 2, 1959	56A	Tricked cleverly.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Oct 16, 1957	29A	Played one's hand cunningly.	Unknown	Farrar

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