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5 results for DREARY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed May 27, 2015	28A	Like rainy weather, say	Jim Quinlan	Shortz
Fri Nov 26, 2010	39D	Gray	Gary Steinmehl	Shortz
Fri Jul 30, 2010	22D	Overcast	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Sun Mar 6, 2005	31D	Not bright	John Greenman	Shortz
Fri Jun 16, 2000	42A	Depressing	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for DREARY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 8, 2010	Panda	55A	Like the Dry Era, to drinkers	Mel Taub	Shortz

19 results for DREARY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 21, 1993	25A	Lackluster	Tap Osborn	Taub
Fri Jan 6, 1989	53A	Drab	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Fri Apr 15, 1983	29D	Dismal	Carduff	Maleska
Thu Sep 27, 1979	21D	Like a cloudy day	Louise Earnest	Maleska
Fri Jun 30, 1978	18D	Like Poe's "midnight"	Jean J. Davison	Maleska
Sun Jun 25, 1978	29A	Fifth word of "The Raven"	Louis Baron	Maleska
Sun Jul 7, 1974	79A	"Once upon a midnight ___"	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Mon Sep 23, 1968	42D	Doleful.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 26, 1967	104A	Cheerless.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Nov 27, 1960	74D	Bleak.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sat Jan 18, 1958	30D	Bleak.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 24, 1955	23A	Cheerless.	Samuel K. Fliegner	Farrar
Wed Jul 28, 1954	39D	Dismal.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun May 2, 1948	18D	Gloomy.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Aug 17, 1947	83D	Dismal.	Waldo Ranson	Farrar
Sun Jul 14, 1946	140A	"Once upon a midnight ___."—Poe.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar
Sun Mar 26, 1944	56A	Monotonous.	Jonathan Cross	Farrar
Sun Jan 24, 1943	52A	Sad.	J. C. Doesburg	Farrar
Sun Jul 19, 1942	83D	"Once upon a midnight ___."—Poe.	I. Kert	Farrar

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