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5 results for SILKEN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 10, 2019	91A	Smooth and lustrous (2)	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Fri Jul 3, 2015	45D	Soft and smooth	Brandon Hensley	Shortz
Mon Aug 11, 2008	48A	Smooth and lustrous (2)	Thomas Heilman	Shortz
Tue Aug 26, 2003	50D	Smooth and soft	Richard Hughes	Shortz
Sat Sep 21, 2002	50D	Smooth	Rich Norris	Shortz

8 results for SILKEN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Nov 10, 1988	33A	Luxurious	Kenneth Witte	Maleska
Mon Jul 16, 1973	21A	Lustrous	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 30, 1969	3D	Lustrous	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Sun Oct 9, 1966	111A	Agreeably smooth.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Feb 20, 1966	71A	Smooth.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Thu Nov 26, 1959	44D	Luxurious.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 2, 1944	52D	Made of parachute material.	L. K. Peters	Farrar
Sun Jan 3, 1943	103D	Soft and lustrous.	Bert Storey	Farrar

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