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4 results for NOFRILLS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 30, 2024	5D	Without bells and whistles	Michèle Govier	Fagliano
Sat May 27, 2017	36D	Basic (2)	Damon Gulczynski	Shortz
Mon Jun 21, 2004	38D	Without any extras	Craig Kasper	Shortz
Sun Apr 29, 2001	29A	Basic (2)	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

2 results for NOFRILLS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 11, 2015	Acrostic	R	Without the bells and whistles (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jun 20, 2010	Acrostic	W	Basic, sans bells and whistles (hyph.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

1 result for NOFRILLS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 3, 1989	4D	Airline's Spartan offering	Frances Hansen	Maleska

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