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3 results for TARTNESS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 13, 2013	21D	Crab apple's quality	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Oct 13, 1996	46A	Pungency	W. R. Williams	Shortz
Mon Jan 22, 1996	4D	Feature of Granny Smiths	E. Gorski	Shortz

2 results for TARTNESS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 26, 2021	Panda	14D	What lemon tasters 'n eaters experience	Michael Lieberman	Shortz
Oct 31, 2004	Acrostic	H	"The ___ of his face sours ripe grapes" (Shakespeare)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for TARTNESS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 11, 1954	120A	Sharp taste.	Bernice B. Amron	Farrar
Sun Apr 29, 1945	6D	Sharpness of language.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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