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8 results for NEATLY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 14, 2023	42A	How a well-plotted story wraps up	Peter Gordon	Shortz
Sat Apr 2, 2022	8D	In an elegant way	Kyle Dolan	Shortz
Fri Feb 12, 2016	17A	With precision (2)	Brandon Hensley	Shortz
Wed Feb 1, 2012	50D	Without muss or fuss	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Tue Apr 6, 2010	17A	In a precise manner	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Sun Sep 24, 2006	11D	With every hair in place	Mark Diehl and Kevin McCann	Shortz
Mon Jan 6, 2003	12D	With precision (2)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Wed May 10, 2000	24A	With all the edges aligned	Zack Butler	Shortz

5 results for NEATLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 24, 1992	21A	In a tidy way	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun Aug 20, 1972	71A	In an orderly way	Manuel Canyes	Weng
Wed Apr 6, 1955	14D	Tidily.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Dec 25, 1949	7D	In clever manner.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Oct 29, 1944	14A	Tidily.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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