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5 results for BUTTERFLY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 18, 2019	23A	Image formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to N and then back to A	Alex Eaton-Salners	Shortz
Wed Jun 21, 2017	35A	Word that must be added to 1-, 8-, 65- and 66-Across for their clues to make sense [with a visual hint in the grid]	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Wed Apr 15, 2015	28A	Insect that exhibits 44-/46-Across	Joel Fagliano	Shortz
Tue May 9, 2000	35D	Swimming stroke	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sun Aug 23, 1998	23D	Spitz stroke	Nelson Hardy	Shortz

1 result for BUTTERFLY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Dec 1, 2002	Acrostic	M	To split down the middle and open the two halves flat	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for BUTTERFLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 1, 1970	54A	Monarch, e.g.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Feb 27, 1969	63A	Operatic role.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Apr 19, 1963	10D	Opera role.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 1, 1956	69A	Cio-Cio-San.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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