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4 results for CLOYS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 20, 2021	50A	Sickens with sweetness	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Sat Apr 20, 2013	14D	Sugar sometimes does it	David Steinberg	Shortz
Wed Dec 5, 2012	34D	Becomes tiresome	Jim Hilger	Shortz
Sun May 2, 2010	43D	Is too much	Kelsey Blakley	Shortz

14 results for CLOYS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 19, 1991	50A	Surfeits	C. McInerney	Maleska
Wed May 17, 1978	6D	Surfeits	Nancy Schuster	Maleska
Sun Jan 7, 1973	117A	Surfeits	Edward J. O'Brien	Weng
Thu Jun 22, 1972	6D	Surfeits	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 17, 1971	50D	Satiates	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sat Nov 1, 1969	37A	Oversatisfies.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 18, 1968	49A	Surfeits.	Pamela V-W Wood	Farrar
Wed Aug 24, 1966	52A	Causes surfeit.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 24, 1965	38A	Causes surfeit.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jan 23, 1965	12D	Surfeits.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 15, 1961	31D	Satiates.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Tue Nov 15, 1960	42D	Surfeits.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Oct 29, 1952	18D	Wearies by an excess of sweetness.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 17, 1942	38D	Surfeits.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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