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2 results for FISHSTORY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 22, 2017	18D	You can hardly believe it	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Sun Sep 21, 2008	33A	Don't believe it	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

1 result for FISHSTORY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 27, 2000	Acrostic	G	Exaggerated account, as of one's successes (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for FISHSTORY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jan 21, 1969	11D	Fib.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Feb 16, 1968	56A	Tall tale.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 20, 1954	82D	Incredible yarn.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar

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