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2 results for ARTIFICE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Jan 20, 2019	Acrostic	F	Trick, stratagem, ingenuity	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon
Oct 30, 2005	Acrostic	J	Cunning stratagem, subterfuge	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

8 results for ARTIFICE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 3, 1991	39D	Ingenuity	C. McInerney	Maleska
Wed Feb 28, 1973	21D	Guile	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jan 26, 1968	50A	Trick.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 2, 1967	42A	Ruse.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 12, 1963	39D	Trick.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar
Tue Apr 1, 1958	4D	Crafty device.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Fri Aug 21, 1953	32D	Subtle deception.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 16, 1949	75A	Ruse.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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