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14 results for EMBOSS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 31, 2018	20A	Make stand out, as letters on stationery	David Woolf	Shortz
Wed May 17, 2017	44D	Adorn with raised designs	Paul Hunsberger	Shortz
Fri Sep 23, 2016	46A	Give a raise?	Andrew Zhou	Shortz
Sat Feb 28, 2015	44A	Make an impression on	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Nov 9, 2014	120A	Print up? (2)	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Sun Aug 10, 2014	1D	Give some relief (3)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Fri Nov 9, 2012	67A	Give some relief (3)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Fri Mar 5, 2010	56A	Give some relief (3)	Louis Hildebrand	Shortz
Fri Nov 21, 2008	54A	Print up? (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Dec 11, 2003	45A	Raise in relief	Ed Early	Shortz
Sun Jun 22, 1997	42A	Make an outstanding design?	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Thu Dec 21, 1995	21A	Decorate fancily	Rich Norris	Shortz
Mon Nov 13, 1995	48D	Print in relief	Norma Steinberg	Shortz
Fri Mar 18, 1994	45A	Add a design to	Mark Diehl	Shortz

2 results for EMBOSS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 31, 2011	Acrostic	U	Decorate in relief	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Mar 19, 2006	Acrostic	K	Adorn with a raised design	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

12 results for EMBOSS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 26, 1988	27A	Ornament in relief	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Sun Aug 12, 1984	133A	Adorn leatherwork	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sat Aug 20, 1983	19A	Ornament	Hickmott	Maleska
Thu Jan 25, 1979	31A	Adorn	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Dec 7, 1978	25A	Decorate	N. M. Meyer	Maleska
Fri Jul 28, 1978	23A	Raise in relief	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Thu Feb 6, 1969	22A	Ornament.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 3, 1967	1A	Adorn.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Jun 2, 1963	77A	Adorn.	Kim Richman	Farrar
Fri Feb 14, 1958	10D	Adorn.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 21, 1953	9D	Ornament with raised work.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Sun Sep 5, 1943	136D	Decorate.	J. C. Doesburg	Farrar

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