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2 results for PATENTLY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 24, 1997	14D	How obvious? Very much so!	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Jun 11, 1995	114A	Without a doubt	Coral Amende	Shortz

3 results for PATENTLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Mar 19, 1984	20A	In an obvious way	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Sun Sep 19, 1982	79D	Without any doubt	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Thu Oct 16, 1952	53A	Obviously.	Unknown	Farrar

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