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6 results for ORATORICAL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 28, 2022	53A	In a manner of speaking?	Joseph Greenbaum	Shortz
Sat Apr 9, 2011	15A	Like feats of Clay?	Scott Atkinson	Shortz
Sun Feb 10, 2008	19A	Like some addresses	Bill Zais	Shortz
Thu Jun 1, 2006	3D	Demosthenic, e.g.	Ethan Cooper	Shortz
Sat Mar 17, 2001	15A	Eloquent (2)	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Apr 11, 1997	15A	Eloquent (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

6 results for ORATORICAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Nov 12, 1977	26D	Adjective for Bryan	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sat Feb 3, 1973	2D	Given to speechifying	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jan 17, 1972	31D	Given to fancy prose	Unknown	Weng
Mon Sep 3, 1956	58A	Like Cicero's speeches.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue May 8, 1956	58A	Eloquent.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sun Jul 25, 1948	71D	Describing Senator Claghorn.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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