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1 result for ACANTHUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 27, 2001	36D	Ornate leaf, or a design patterned after it	M. Preston Sherwood	Shortz

3 results for ACANTHUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 2, 2023	Acrostic	H	Leaf depicted in ancient Greek and Roman ornamentation	Mark Halpin	Shortz
Jul 3, 2022	Acrostic	K	Perennial also called bear's breeches	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Apr 20, 2003	Acrostic	C	Leaf-shaped ornament in the Corinthian order	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

1 result for ACANTHUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 3, 1958	39D	Leaf copied in architecture.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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