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4 results for TEARFUL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 10, 2015	31A	Visibly sad	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Sun Jan 2, 2011	15D	Like some goodbyes	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Sun Aug 24, 2008	65A	Lachrymose	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Wed Jul 5, 2006	30A	Noticeably sad	Nancy Salomon	Shortz

1 result for TEARFUL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Apr 18, 1966	9D	Lachrymose.	Unknown	Farrar

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