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1 result for SHADOWY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 2, 2009	10D	Hard to make out	Jack McInturff	Shortz

3 results for SHADOWY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 16, 2022	Acrostic	W	Hard to identify; dimly lit	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Apr 7, 2013	Acrostic	G	Not easy to discern in the murk	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Jan 27, 2013	Acrostic	I	Vague and mysterious, hard to see through	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for SHADOWY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 18, 1989	41A	Umbrageous	William E. Heinemann	Maleska
Sat Jan 13, 1973	10D	Imaginary	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 7, 1957	5D	Indistinct.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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