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1 result for LINNETS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 27, 1996	44D	Old World finches	N. N. Joline	Shortz

1 result for LINNETS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 30, 2025	Acrostic	U	Finches whose name derives from their fondness for flaxseeds	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Shortz

5 results for LINNETS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 22, 1987	62A	5 INCHES, APPROXIMATELY	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Fri Jan 2, 1970	37A	Song birds	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 14, 1959	44A	Small finches.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Thu May 7, 1953	3D	Small finches.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Jun 8, 1952	11D	Finches.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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