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3 results for ACEROSE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Nov 11, 2006	35D	Needlelike	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sun May 22, 2005	43A	Needle-shaped (2)	A. J. Santora
Sat Mar 6, 2004	2D	Needle-shaped (2)	Ed Early

12 results for ACEROSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 12, 1990	23A	Slender and sharp	Walter Covell	Maleska
Sat Jun 23, 1979	11D	Chaffy	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Tue Apr 3, 1973	53A	Needle-shaped	Unknown	Weng
Tue Dec 26, 1967	43D	Needle-shaped.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 3, 1967	39A	Like chaff.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 28, 1966	60A	Needle-shaped.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 27, 1961	12D	Needle-shaped.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 16, 1960	12A	Shaped like a pine needle.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 4, 1959	63A	Chaffy.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Nov 14, 1954	118A	Chaffy.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Aug 9, 1953	137A	Needle-shaped.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jun 8, 1952	83A	Needle-shaped.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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