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6 results for OBSCURE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Oct 9, 2022	51D	Cloud	Jessie Trudeau and Ross Trudeau
Thu Aug 23, 2007	39D	Recondite	Joe Krozel
Sun Mar 12, 2000	11D	Eclipse	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Aug 2, 1998	69D	Way out of the public eye	Nancy Nicholson Joline
Sun Apr 30, 1995	49D	"Jude the ___"	Warren W. Reich
Fri Jan 14, 1994	35A	Cover up	Eric Albert

1 result for OBSCURE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Jul 4, 2010	Acrostic	I	Of little or no prominence	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

8 results for OBSCURE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 13, 1982	40D	Recondite	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sat Jan 5, 1980	28D	Ambiguous	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Fri Jul 19, 1968	11D	Dim.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 27, 1964	41A	Cryptic.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 14, 1960	42A	Ambiguous.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 25, 1958	46A	Hidden.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Mon Sep 28, 1953	15D	Cryptic.	George Henderson	Farrar
Sun May 31, 1942	115D	Little known.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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