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3 results for GRATED from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 3, 2022	32A	Like some cheese ... or some movies	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Sun Nov 27, 1994	12A	Kind of cheese	Jacques Liwer	Shortz
Tue Jul 12, 1994	69A	Like Parmesan	Charles Arnold	Shortz

2 results for GRATED from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 18, 2021	Acrostic	U	Like Parmesan, often	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jan 12, 2020	Cryptic	22D	Was annoying, like many a Disney movie (6)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

15 results for GRATED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 13, 1987	44A	Like some cheese	R. S. Jones	Maleska
Sun Jul 6, 1986	69A	Jarred	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Sun Oct 9, 1983	93A	Rasped	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sun Apr 9, 1978	120A	Ground down	Christopher Busch	Maleska
Sun Nov 20, 1977	145A	___ cheese	Anthony B. Canning	Maleska
Sun Jan 2, 1977	31D	Jarred	Josephine A. Felker	Weng
Tue Nov 16, 1976	49A	Was dissonant	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Thu Aug 30, 1973	22A	Like some cheese	Unknown	Weng
Wed Aug 16, 1972	46A	Like most Parmesan	Unknown	Weng
Fri Apr 23, 1965	1A	Like some cheese.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 24, 1959	11D	In particles, as cheese.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Apr 28, 1959	50D	Rasped.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Tue Jan 29, 1957	1D	Had an annoying effect.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Mon Oct 5, 1953	25A	Had an irritating effect.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 15, 1951	26D	Caused irritation.	Unknown	Farrar

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