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5 results for GEWGAW from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 2, 2016	1D	Showy trinket (2)	Doug Peterson and Brad Wilber	Shortz
Tue Dec 16, 2014	5D	Showy trinket (2)	Joel D. Lafargue	Shortz
Mon Sep 8, 2008	5D	Trinket	Oliver Hill	Shortz
Wed Jun 14, 2000	1A	Trifle	Nancy Salomon and Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sat Aug 19, 1995	42D	Gingerbread	Bryant White	Shortz

1 result for GEWGAW from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 9, 2006	Acrostic	U	Gimcrack, whatnot, bauble	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

7 results for GEWGAW from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 28, 1982	10D	Bauble	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Apr 7, 1974	118D	Bauble	Dorothea Shipp	Weng
Wed May 25, 1966	50D	Bauble.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 26, 1963	48D	Bauble.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar
Sun May 14, 1961	114A	Bauble.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Mon May 24, 1954	51A	A pretty thing of little value.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Tue Jul 28, 1953	3D	Showy trifle.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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