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1 result for ADENOIDS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 1, 2018	Acrostic	O	Tonsil-like blobs blamed for nasal speech	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

9 results for ADENOIDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 26, 1989	59A	Pharynx tissues	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Mon Aug 31, 1987	53A	These are behind your nose	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Apr 16, 1978	42D	Pharyngeal tissues	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Tue Jun 21, 1977	48A	Cause of nasality	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Mon Apr 28, 1969	61A	Obstructions in nasal passage.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Dec 12, 1959	5D	Tissues in the upper part of the throat.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 10, 1955	11D	Part of the throat.	Henry A. Wolfe	Farrar
Fri Mar 23, 1951	54A	Denizens of the upper pharynx.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Oct 24, 1948	65A	Pharyngeal tonsils.	Alberta Burton	Farrar

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