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1 result for THORNIER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Apr 30, 2001	40D	Less solvable	Peter Gordon	Shortz

3 results for THORNIER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 19, 1989	78D	More complex	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun Oct 14, 1979	79D	More prickly	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Fri Sep 4, 1953	43A	More controversial or vexatious, as a problem.	Victor Goldfarb	Farrar

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