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2 results for NESSUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 14, 2017	44D	Centaur who was killed by Hercules	John Guzzetta	Shortz
Sun Jul 21, 1996	27A	Centaur killed by Hercules	D. Niles	Shortz

1 result for NESSUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 23, 2000	Acrostic	K	Centaur whose blood poisoned Hercules	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

16 results for NESSUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 1, 1992	37D	Centaur in a Hercules tale	Ernie Furtado	Maleska
Sat Sep 16, 1989	48A	Centaur slain by Hercules	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Mon Oct 13, 1975	19A	Centaur slain by Hercules	John Prytz	Weng
Thu Mar 26, 1970	13D	Legendary centaur	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 15, 1970	134A	Centaur of myth	Frank Nosoff	Weng
Sat Oct 7, 1967	45A	Greek centaur.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Sun Jun 5, 1966	79A	Centaur of Greek legend.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Sun Jan 31, 1965	117A	Centaur of Hercules legend.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Dec 1, 1963	23D	Centaur in Hercules legend.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Oct 27, 1959	43A	Centaur slain by Hercules.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Feb 25, 1956	55A	Centaur slain by Hercules.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Mar 28, 1952	63A	Centaur killed by a poisoned arrow.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 29, 1950	83D	Centaur killed by Hercules.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar
Tue Sep 19, 1950	16D	Centaur killed by Hercules.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Dec 18, 1949	98A	Centaur in Cabell's "Jurgen."	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jan 2, 1949	111D	Centaur shot with a poisoned arrow by Hercules.	Henry A. Wolfe	Farrar

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