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2 results for OILINESS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Dec 25, 2005	52A	Excessive suavity	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Wed Apr 22, 1998	53A	Astringent's target	Brendan Emmett Quigley

4 results for OILINESS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 15, 1970	38D	Unctuosity	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jan 21, 1958	34D	Unctuous suavity.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jul 18, 1954	81A	Unctuous manner.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Mar 26, 1951	33A	Unctuous manner.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar

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