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15 results for BLEAR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Tue Apr 13, 2021	64A	Cause fuzzy vision in	Michael Lieberman
Tue Feb 6, 2018	65A	Dim with tears (2)	Bruce Haight
Wed May 8, 2013	44A	Dim with tears (2)	Bruce Venzke
Fri Jul 11, 2008	52A	Cloudiness (4)	Barry C. Silk
Tue Aug 12, 2003	8D	Cloudiness (4)	Adam Cohen
Sun Jun 2, 2002	73D	Make cloudy	Frank Longo
Thu Sep 7, 2000	40A	Cause fuzzy vision	Manny Nosowsky
Tue Apr 25, 2000	44A	Blur with tears	Randall J. Hartman
Fri Feb 4, 2000	30A	Cloudiness (4)	Dana Motley
Sun Jan 30, 2000	34A	Bedim (3)	Peter Gordon
Sun Sep 5, 1999	87A	Cloudiness (4)	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Thu Jun 5, 1997	1A	Bedim (3)	David J. Kahn
Wed May 22, 1996	65A	Make dim	R. Hughes
Sun Dec 10, 1995	4D	Bedim (3)	Jim Page
Thu Jan 26, 1995	57A	Obscure	A.J. Santora

25 results for BLEAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 12, 1990	54D	Dim	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Thu Dec 7, 1989	49D	Cloudy	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Aug 6, 1989	86D	Indistinct	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Sun Feb 24, 1985	38D	Make eyes watery	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Sun May 9, 1982	77D	Misty	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Apr 5, 1981	64D	Dim; cloudy	John McCarthy Samson	Maleska
Thu Jan 18, 1979	39A	Misty	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed Oct 12, 1977	36D	Dim	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Thu Jan 30, 1975	44D	Teary dimness	Hal R. Hollinger	Weng
Thu Dec 13, 1973	28D	Eye glaze	Unknown	Weng
Mon Apr 16, 1973	26D	Dim	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 10, 1971	23A	Indistinct	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 7, 1971	62A	Misty	Edward J. O'Brien	Weng
Fri Oct 10, 1969	39D	Dull.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 23, 1969	21A	Make dim	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Fri May 10, 1963	49D	Dim.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 22, 1961	59A	Obscure.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 3, 1961	33A	Blurred.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 16, 1959	53D	Misty, as the eyes.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 1, 1958	48D	Misty.	Charles Allen	Farrar
Fri Aug 8, 1958	28D	Misty or dim.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun May 1, 1955	6A	Watery and dim.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Tue Aug 12, 1952	44A	Combination of a blot and a smear.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 3, 1952	114A	Dim with tears.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Sep 10, 1944	80D	Dim.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar

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