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1 result for ILLUSORY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 18, 2005	14A	Not for real	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

5 results for ILLUSORY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 17, 1984	36D	Unreal; deceptive	Joe Clonick	Maleska
Sun Jul 1, 1973	83A	Unreal	Edward J. O'Brien	Weng
Wed Nov 5, 1969	39D	Deceptive.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 19, 1958	55A	Unreal.	A. H. Drummond Jr.	Farrar
Mon Mar 10, 1952	38D	Tending to deceive.	Unknown	Farrar

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