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3 results for SLIPPERYASANEEL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jun 25, 2004	51A	Hard to grasp	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Mar 20, 1998	13D	Hard to hold	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz
Tue Nov 30, 1993	34A	Elusive	Joel Davajan	Shortz

4 results for SLIPPERYASANEEL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 31, 1988	44A	Shifty; tricky	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Mon Aug 4, 1980	19A	Tricky	Richard N. Platt, Jr.	Maleska
Wed Dec 27, 1978	56A	Hard to pin down	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sun Jan 25, 1959	45A	Hard to hold.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar

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