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2 results for NELLIES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 9, 2010	13D	Nervous ___	Kevin Wald	Shortz
Sat May 2, 1998	43A	Nervous ___ (worrywarts)	Jeff Herrington	Shortz

8 results for NELLIES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 10, 1990	34D	Bly and Melba	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Sun Jul 5, 1987	64D	Bly and Forbush	Barry L. Cohen	Maleska
Sun Sep 15, 1985	73A	Nervous ones	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Sep 19, 1970	55A	Often-nice girls	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jan 11, 1969	13D	Nice or nervous.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Oct 4, 1955	20A	Melba and others.	Herbert Lisle	Farrar
Sat Jan 20, 1951	15D	Dames Melba and Bly.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 10, 1943	3D	"Nice" people.	W. W. Webster	Farrar

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