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2 results for LITOTES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 15, 2013	39D	Figure of speech like "not unlike"	Tom Heilman	Shortz
Sat Sep 26, 2009	41D	Figure of speech like "no mean feat"	Joon Pahk	Shortz

2 results for LITOTES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Nov 25, 2007	Acrostic	P	Figure of speech like "That's not bad!"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Dec 19, 1999	Acrostic	C	Literary device in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

9 results for LITOTES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 21, 1985	23D	Understatement for effect	Frank Geary	Maleska
Sun Jul 31, 1966	52D	Understatement: Rhet.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Jan 16, 1960	4D	Understatement to increase effect.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 23, 1958	104A	"A citizen of no mean city."	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed Sep 11, 1957	17A	Understatement: A figure of speech.	Josephine Martin	Farrar
Tue Aug 5, 1952	37D	Rhetorical expression such as "not bad at all."	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 16, 1950	57D	Rhetorical understatement.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun May 2, 1943	45A	Affirmation by the negation of the opposite.	I. Kert	Farrar
Sun Aug 9, 1942	87A	Rhetorical form.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar

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