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4 results for HOMELY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 28, 2009	36D	Plain (2)	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Sep 21, 2008	62D	Unlikely to be Miss America	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat Jul 15, 2000	14A	Plain (2)	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Sun Nov 16, 1997	58D	Hardly handsome	Frank Longo	Shortz

6 results for HOMELY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 18, 1988	121D	Plain	Edward Marchese	Maleska
Tue Jan 22, 1980	45A	Simple	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Thu Jan 17, 1980	51A	Unattractive	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Thu Jun 4, 1964	25D	Commonplace.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 12, 1964	10D	Unpretentious.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 21, 1953	35D	On the plain side.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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