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1 result for OILPAINTS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 5, 1997	13A	Canvas coats?	Harvey Estes	Shortz

1 result for OILPAINTS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 28, 2008	Cryptic	13A	Nothing fancy — it's plain colors on a canvas (3,6)	Doug Peterson	Shortz

2 results for OILPAINTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 29, 1981	39A	Materials for Cézanne, Gaugin et al.	Norman S. Wizer	Maleska
Sun Jan 23, 1966	94D	Artist's materials.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar

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