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1 result for GRISLY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 26, 1999	45A	Frightful	M. Francis Vuolo	Shortz

6 results for GRISLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 20, 1991	83D	Inspiring intense fear	Calista Luminati	Maleska
Mon Mar 13, 1978	10D	Gruesome	Grace Fabbroni	Maleska
Thu Nov 18, 1976	23A	Horrible	Henry Hook	Weng
Mon May 26, 1975	45A	Like a horror story	Tap Osborn	Weng
Wed Jan 1, 1975	44D	Forbidding	Diana Sessions	Weng
Sun Jun 23, 1946	111A	Harsh and forbidding.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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