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2 results for CLICHES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 12, 2017	95D	They're always tired	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Mon May 10, 2010	27A	"As old as the hills" and others	Randy Sowell	Shortz

3 results for CLICHES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 2, 1986	115A	Platitudes	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Sun Feb 16, 1964	25D	Old saws.	George Laczko	Farrar
Sun Jan 19, 1947	7D	Platitudes.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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