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3 results for LOOSELY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 27, 2022	40A	With room for interpretation	Sheldon Polonsky	Shortz
Sun Oct 22, 2017	56D	How Mark Twain is often quoted	Tracy Gray	Shortz
Tue Jun 10, 2008	62A	In an imprecise way	Barry C. Silk	Shortz

1 result for LOOSELY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 11, 1998	Diagramless	12A	How pajamas fit	Frank Longo	Shortz

4 results for LOOSELY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Sep 6, 1993	21A	In an unrestrained way	Bill Polvogt	Taub
Sat Aug 23, 1958	26D	Not strictly.	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Sun Dec 23, 1956	90A	Without care.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Fri Oct 8, 1954	5D	Without cohesion.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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