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20 results for PIXIE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Feb 16, 2022	16A	Mischievous fairy (3)	Rich Proulx
Thu Oct 21, 2021	32D	Kind of short cut	Michael Lieberman
Tue Mar 19, 2019	46A	Mischievous fairy (3)	Daniel Larsen
Thu Oct 18, 2018	29D	Fairy	Erik Agard
Fri Aug 12, 2016	27D	Magical duster	Kelly Clark
Sun Feb 19, 2012	36D	Mischievous one (3)	James F. C. Burns
Mon Aug 8, 2011	48D	Mischievous fairy (3)	Ian Livengood
Fri Jan 21, 2011	2D	User of a 58-Down	Pete Mitchell
Thu Jul 15, 2010	8D	Sprite (3)	Brendan Emmett Quigley and Patrick Blindauer
Fri May 30, 2008	15A	Playful trickster	Natan Last
Mon Oct 29, 2007	29D	Mischievous sprite (2)	Fred Piscop
Tue Jun 5, 2007	15A	Playful sprite	Barry C. Silk
Thu Jan 19, 2006	15A	Mischievous one (3)	Joe DiPietro
Sun Jul 3, 2005	98D	Tinker Bell, for one	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Fri Aug 30, 2002	30D	Sprite (3)	Patrick Merrell
Sun Oct 28, 2001	98D	Mischievous one (3)	Michael Ashley
Thu Jan 28, 1999	14A	Mischief-maker (2)	Henry Hook
Thu Oct 1, 1998	18D	Mischief-maker (2)	Manny Nosowsky
Mon Feb 10, 1997	64A	Sprite (3)	S. Burns
Mon May 2, 1994	14A	Mischievous sprite (2)	James L. Beatty

18 results for PIXIE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 1, 1993	47D	Sprite	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Thu Nov 30, 1989	21D	Sprite	Dorothy Cannan	Maleska
Thu Mar 24, 1983	48D	Sprite	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Thu Jul 29, 1976	14A	Prankish	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Tue Oct 28, 1975	32A	Sprite	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Sat Aug 3, 1974	11D	Sprite	Manny Miller	Weng
Fri Jan 5, 1973	48D	Elf	Unknown	Weng
Wed Dec 27, 1972	6D	Prankish	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 24, 1972	23A	Sprite	George Rose Smith	Weng
Sat Mar 13, 1971	16A	Mischievous	Unknown	Weng
Tue Aug 15, 1967	15A	Sprite.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Wed Aug 9, 1967	6D	Full of pranks.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Mon Oct 4, 1965	16A	Impish.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 11, 1965	60A	Sprite.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 9, 1960	22A	Sprite.	Herbert Lyle	Farrar
Wed Aug 3, 1960	25D	Gremlin's cousin.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jan 20, 1959	2D	Sprite.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Tue Sep 28, 1954	45D	Elf.	Thomas J. Varner	Farrar

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