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6 results for CHEESY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 18, 2019	1D	Cheap and inauthentic	Margaret Saine	Shortz
Sun May 27, 2018	13D	Inferior in quality	Andrew Chaikin	Shortz
Thu Aug 12, 2010	4D	Rinky-dink	Barry Boone	Shortz
Mon Sep 10, 2007	48D	Shabby	Edward M Sessa	Shortz
Wed Jan 12, 2005	39A	Inferior, slangily	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Tue Jun 21, 1994	43A	Like schlock	Betty Jorgensen	Shortz

6 results for CHEESY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 2, 1992	28A	Inferior: Slang	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Dec 9, 1984	94A	Cheap	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Sun Jun 5, 1983	97A	Caseous	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun May 17, 1953	98D	No good.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Thu Apr 2, 1953	44D	Of poor quality: Slang.	Sidney Blum	Farrar
Sun Nov 21, 1943	109A	Worthless: Slang.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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