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4 results for NOSTRILS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 2, 2018	4D	They're found under a bridge	Tom McCoy	Shortz
Fri Aug 18, 2017	45A	They're just above a handlebar	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Dec 23, 2016	46A	Breathers?	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Sun Oct 22, 1995	13D	Flared items	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

2 results for NOSTRILS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 4, 2014	Acrostic	P	Whale's blowholes, e.g.	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Oct 23, 2011	Acrostic	R	Breathing holes	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for NOSTRILS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 14, 1969	34A	Head areas	W. E. Jones	Weng
Fri May 1, 1953	41A	Parts of the face.	Unknown	Farrar

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