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4 results for MERELY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 22, 2021	86A	Just (3)	Stephen McCarthy	Shortz
Mon Jan 10, 2005	34D	Just (3)	David Pringle	Shortz
Fri Dec 12, 2003	61A	Just (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Tue Jun 6, 2000	45D	Describing no more than	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz

1 result for MERELY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 27, 2006	Diagramless	25D	Just	Jim Hyres	Shortz

8 results for MERELY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 11, 1990	12D	Nothing more than	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Tue Sep 6, 1983	58A	Nothing but	John R. Prosser	Maleska
Mon Jul 12, 1982	43A	Just	Bette Sue Cohen	Maleska
Fri Oct 15, 1971	8D	No more than	Unknown	Weng
Tue Nov 11, 1958	46D	Only.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Sep 21, 1958	90A	Not more than.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Dec 28, 1956	45D	Just.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 30, 1949	82A	Simply.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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