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2 results for OWLY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 6, 2001	47A	Nearsighted	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sat Jan 13, 2001	57D	Big-eyed	Rich Norris	Shortz

8 results for OWLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 12, 1975	24D	Like a certain bird	Robert Roop	Weng
Tue Jun 26, 1973	49D	Like a hooter	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 20, 1967	59A	Like a certain bird.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Aug 10, 1967	21D	Like a bird.	Sara V. Tuckerman	Farrar
Mon Aug 18, 1958	13D	Like a wise bird.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Sun Mar 2, 1958	96D	Like a night bird: Rare.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Mon Apr 8, 1957	58D	Like a certain bird.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Tue Feb 5, 1952	60A	Solemn, like a wise bird.	Unknown	Farrar

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