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1 result for APHORISTIC from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 10, 2015	Cryptic	10A	Optic hairs modified using old saws? (10)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for APHORISTIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 12, 1989	16D	Like an adage	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Tue Dec 4, 1973	3D	Inclined to quote maxims	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 20, 1967	51A	Expressed pithily.	Cora Goodman	Farrar

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