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7 results for NERVY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jun 6, 2010	87A	Audacious	Daniel A. Finan
Wed Dec 28, 2005	52D	Having chutzpah (2)	Ernest Lampert
Thu Aug 10, 2000	51A	Full of chutzpah	Mark Diehl
Tue Nov 3, 1998	48D	Having chutzpah (2)	Ed Early
Sun Mar 24, 1996	89D	Hardly shy	J. K. Brill
Sun Feb 18, 1996	53A	Brash	Norma Steinberg
Wed Jan 25, 1995	58D	Chutzpah-driven	Norma Steinberg

17 results for NERVY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 22, 1991	33D	Brash	Arthur W. Palmer	Maleska
Tue Nov 29, 1988	52D	Brazen	Whitten	Maleska
Sun Sep 9, 1979	109D	Brash	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Tue Jan 2, 1979	24D	Displaying chutzpah	Jacobs	Maleska
Sun Jun 6, 1976	63A	Brash	Tom Sheehan	Weng
Thu Mar 27, 1975	46D	Insolent	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Sun Jan 26, 1975	139A	Brazen	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sat May 6, 1967	64A	Bold.	George Laczko	Farrar
Mon May 9, 1966	33A	Courageous.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 12, 1965	101A	Bold.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sat May 12, 1962	55D	Full of courage.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Jun 24, 1959	49D	Bold: Colloq.	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Tue Nov 6, 1956	30D	Briticism for jittery.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Mon Sep 19, 1955	56D	Bold: Colloq.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Fri Jul 2, 1954	48D	Bold.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Fri Jan 9, 1953	22A	Having courage.	Henry A. Wolfe	Farrar
Sun Dec 1, 1946	6D	Courageous.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar

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