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1 result for CAVILS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 18, 2012	94A	Nitpicks	Timothy Polin	Shortz

12 results for CAVILS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 11, 1990	61A	Quibbles	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Thu Sep 8, 1988	38D	Quibbles	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Sat Nov 26, 1983	42A	Picayune objections	Maver	Maleska
Sun Sep 30, 1973	85D	Nitpicks	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Sat Jul 22, 1967	1A	Carps.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Mon Apr 29, 1963	38D	Objects pettily.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 6, 1961	36D	Carps.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 27, 1960	6A	Trivial objections.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 22, 1957	10D	Raises petty objections.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 29, 1955	5D	Finds fault.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 23, 1945	98D	Carps.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Aug 6, 1944	54A	Splits hairs.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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