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6 results for SERIOUS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 7, 2023	10D	"No joke!" (2)	Kevin Curry and Daniel Bodily	Shortz
Sun May 26, 2013	25A	"I'm not kidding"	Joon Pahk and Jeremy Horwitz	Shortz
Wed Feb 1, 2012	20A	"No joke!" (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri May 4, 2007	26D	Grave	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Jul 25, 2006	10D	Not kidding	Anne Garellick	Shortz
Sun Sep 7, 2003	27A	On the level	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz

1 result for SERIOUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 30, 2009	Acrostic	X	John McEnroe memoir "You Cannot Be ___"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

18 results for SERIOUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 30, 1993	14A	Grave	Robert Lieblich	Maleska
Tue Nov 1, 1988	38A	Grave	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Thu Mar 3, 1988	1D	Earnest	Rhonda Kraus	Maleska
Mon Feb 18, 1985	22A	Solemn	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Tue Oct 31, 1972	33D	"Are you ___?"	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 2, 1972	57D	Weighty	Bert Kruse	Weng
Mon Feb 19, 1968	30A	Important.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 9, 1966	48D	Important.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sat Oct 17, 1964	20A	Grave.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 27, 1964	64A	Earnest.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 4, 1962	68A	Important.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Tue Mar 27, 1962	4D	Weighty.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Mon Jun 17, 1957	32A	Not trifling.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Tue Mar 5, 1957	11A	Weighty.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Mon Nov 29, 1954	1A	Thoughtful.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 5, 1954	41D	Important.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Jan 15, 1953	41A	In earnest.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sat Apr 12, 1952	20A	Thoroughly in earnest.	Unknown	Farrar

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