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4 results for TONSILS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 19, 2017	42D	Painful things to have removed	Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin Burnikel	Shortz
Sat Jul 20, 2013	17A	A guillotine is used to remove them	Tim Croce	Shortz
Sat May 15, 2010	36A	Possible causes of sleep apnea	Trip Payne & Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Jun 23, 1995	11D	Adenoids' neighbors	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for TONSILS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 23, 2010	Acrostic	D	Blobs examined by E.N.T.'s	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for TONSILS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 21, 1989	58A	Throat tissue masses	William Baxley	Maleska
Fri Jun 25, 1982	68A	Throat tissues	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sat Jun 5, 1982	38A	Part of the throat	George P. Sphicas	Maleska
Sat Nov 17, 1979	5D	Throat parts	Marjorie Pedersen	Maleska
Sat Oct 26, 1968	10D	Throat tissues.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jul 18, 1962	24D	Throat tissues.	Lee Koch	Farrar
Sat Feb 17, 1962	66A	Pediatrician's concern.	Aida Cromwell	Farrar
Tue Sep 16, 1958	25D	Throat tissues.	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Mon Jan 3, 1955	30A	Neighbors of the pharynx.	Fred C. Jaschob	Farrar
Sun Dec 19, 1954	55D	Part of the throat.	Ruth H. Oliver	Farrar

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