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2 results for EFFIGY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Jun 5, 2017	26D	Dummy at a protest march	Paul Coulter
Mon Oct 25, 1999	30A	Image that may be burned	Philip Lew

2 results for EFFIGY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Nov 13, 2005	Acrostic	W	Likeness of a reviled person	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Jun 2, 2002	Acrostic	B	Waxwork or scarecrow, e.g.	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

8 results for EFFIGY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 8, 1987	40D	Likeness	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Mon Oct 22, 1984	4D	Crude image	Grace Fabbroni	Maleska
Wed Aug 15, 1984	45A	Likeness one might not like	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Thu Jan 28, 1965	47A	Likeness.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 21, 1964	6D	Crude representation of a hated person.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 5, 1963	52D	Image.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue May 22, 1962	22A	Likeness.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Tue May 24, 1960	34A	Likeness.	Unknown	Farrar

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