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1 result for ILLUSIVE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 8, 2024	Acrostic	Q	Not as it seems; misleading	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Fagliano

3 results for ILLUSIVE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 22, 1964	45A	Deceptive.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 12, 1957	2D	Deceptive.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 12, 1947	95D	Unreal.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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