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6 results for TELLA from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jul 24, 2011	102D	With 86-Down, what Washington purportedly could not do	Kurt Mueller
Tue Jun 8, 2004	38A	"I cannot ___ lie" (3)	Ed Early
Thu Jan 22, 2004	59A	"Don't ___ soul!"	Roy Leban
Sat Mar 25, 2000	54D	"How can you ___...?" (start of a conundrum)	David J. Kahn
Fri Feb 7, 1997	25D	"I cannot ___ lie" (3)	R. Norris
Tue Dec 3, 1996	7D	"I cannot ___ lie!" (3)	R. Hartman

17 results for TELLA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 26, 1993	28D	"I cannot ___ lie"	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Maleska
Tue Dec 3, 1985	27D	"I cannot ___ lie"	Jim Page	Maleska
Thu Oct 10, 1985	45D	"I cannot ___ lie"	William Canine	Maleska
Tue Sep 6, 1983	4A	"I cannot ___ lie"	John R. Prosser	Maleska
Tue Oct 19, 1982	16A	"I cannot ___ lie"	Whitten	Maleska
Tue Aug 25, 1981	53D	"I cannot ___ lie"	Richard E. Dempsey	Maleska
Sun Jun 7, 1981	58A	"I cannot ___ lie"	E.T.M.	Maleska
Mon May 14, 1979	2D	"I cannot ___ lie"	Gaarder	Maleska
Tue Jul 26, 1977	34D	"I cannot ___ lie"	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Fri Dec 28, 1973	7D	"I cannot ___ lie"	Unknown	Weng
Wed Apr 26, 1967	34D	___ thing or two.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Fri Aug 27, 1965	49D	"I cannot ___ lie."	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 19, 1963	3D	"I can't ___ lie."	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Sep 23, 1961	35A	"I can not ___ lie."	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Feb 4, 1960	33A	"I can't ___ lie, Pa ... "	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 6, 1959	95A	"I cannot ___ lie."	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Wed May 19, 1954	53D	"I cannot ___ lie."	Roberta Morse	Farrar

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