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4 results for TENUOUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 2, 2021	42D	Hanging by a thread	Vaibhav Srikaran and Matthew Stock	Shortz
Thu May 27, 2021	54A	Shaky	Barbara Lin	Shortz
Sun Mar 7, 2021	74A	Weak	Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sun Nov 2, 2003	14D	Flimsy	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz

1 result for TENUOUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 19, 2018	Acrostic	J	A little shaky	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

6 results for TENUOUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Aug 26, 1975	27A	Flimsy	John Prytz	Weng
Thu Sep 23, 1971	24D	Insubstantial	Unknown	Weng
Wed Aug 18, 1971	4D	Thin	Unknown	Weng
Thu Apr 23, 1970	45A	Thin	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 3, 1966	36A	Unsubstantial.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 25, 1962	13D	Slender.	Unknown	Farrar

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