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2 results for GILDTHELILY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 19, 2023	31A	Embellish something unnecessarily	David P. Williams	Shortz
Tue Sep 11, 2018	51A	Try to improve what is already beautiful	Timothy Polin	Shortz

1 result for GILDTHELILY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 7, 1960	25A	Often-used misquotation for Shakespeare.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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