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6 results for SOPHIST from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Apr 28, 2021	9D	Specious reasoner	Hal Moore
Sun Jun 16, 2019	42A	Specious arguer	Joel Fagliano
Tue Apr 9, 2019	8D	Fallacious reasoner (2)	Alex Eaton-Salners
Sun Mar 4, 2012	3D	Skillful reasoner	David J. Kahn
Thu Dec 14, 2000	37A	Fallacious reasoner (2)	Peter Gordon
Thu Jul 18, 1996	51A	Specious debater	W. R. Williams

6 results for SOPHIST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 24, 1961	51A	Clever but specious reasoner.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 12, 1955	1A	Clever but specious thinker.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Tue Dec 22, 1953	34A	Person using adroit but fallacious reasoning.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 13, 1952	1A	Adroit and specious reasoner.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 24, 1952	41D	Adroit but unsound reasoner.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 13, 1943	64D	Fallacious reasoner.	Joseph C. Emidy	Farrar

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