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3 results for ANODYNES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 3, 2016	127A	Painkillers	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Fri Aug 3, 2007	14D	Soothing things	Charles Barasch	Shortz
Fri Jun 2, 2000	59A	Aspirin and codeine	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for ANODYNES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 8, 2016	Cryptic	17D	Sources of relief? Oddly, yes and no (8)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for ANODYNES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 15, 1987	15D	Pain relievers	Gloria Evans	Maleska
Mon Apr 8, 1957	9D	Soothing medicines.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Fri Sep 3, 1954	41A	Pain assuagers.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Wed Feb 27, 1952	38D	Painkillers.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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