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5 results for PALATAL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Jul 24, 2013	36A	Like some consonants (2)	Erik Wennstrom
Sun Sep 27, 2009	65A	Of the mouth's roof	Patrick Berry
Fri Dec 9, 2005	10D	Like the "y" sound in "yes"	Sherry O. Blackard
Sun Jan 9, 2005	65D	Like some consonants (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sun Jun 24, 2001	33A	Like some consonants, phonetically	Randolph Ross

1 result for PALATAL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Jul 9, 2023	Panda	42D	Like none of the consonants in "La Plata"	Tracy Bennett

12 results for PALATAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 16, 1993	5D	Velar	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Aug 4, 1992	4D	Velar	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Mon Sep 18, 1989	39A	Of the roof of the mouth	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Sun Oct 4, 1987	15D	Sounded like the y in yet	Caroline G. Fitzgerald	Maleska
Sun Jul 4, 1971	21A	Of a mouth part	Sylvia Baumgarten	Weng
Sat Dec 5, 1970	8A	Of a part of the mouth	Unknown	Weng
Mon Apr 11, 1966	13A	Of the roof of the mouth.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 21, 1965	97A	Term in phonetics.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Jan 21, 1962	55A	Speech sound.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1960	99A	Pronounced in a certain way.	James Byrne	Farrar
Thu Sep 24, 1959	40D	Pronounced like "y" in young.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 15, 1956	6A	Pronounced in a certain way.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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