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4 results for TRUISMS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 22, 2021	45D	"It is what it is" and others	Stephen McCarthy	Shortz
Mon Aug 7, 2017	42D	"You get what you pay for" and others	Kevin Christian	Shortz
Tue Apr 25, 2017	5D	"What's right is right" and others	Gary J. Whitehead	Shortz
Sun Feb 2, 1997	42A	Platitudes	R. Silvestri	Shortz

7 results for TRUISMS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 28, 1987	48A	Maxims	Robert H. Wolfe	Maleska
Sat Nov 22, 1980	1D	Platitudes	Stephanie Spadaccini	Maleska
Tue Mar 8, 1977	25D	Obvious facts	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Sun Aug 15, 1976	109D	Platitudes	Bill Hartman	Weng
Sat Oct 11, 1975	38D	Obvious facts	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Fri Jul 18, 1975	46D	Platitudes	Jean Reed	Weng
Sun Sep 5, 1965	14A	Platitudes.	Diana Sessions	Farrar

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