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5 results for NIGGLE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 31, 2014	14D	Nitpick	Chris A. McGlothlin	Shortz
Mon Jul 9, 2007	39A	Criticize in a petty way	Peter A. Collins	Shortz
Sat Dec 24, 2005	43D	Pettifog	Byron Walden	Shortz
Tue Feb 22, 2005	24D	Carp	Ed Early	Shortz
Tue Sep 20, 1994	52D	Be finicky	Christopher Page	Shortz

1 result for NIGGLE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 25, 2024	Acrostic	P	Carp, quibble	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Shortz

10 results for NIGGLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 23, 1988	86D	Carp pettily	John Greenman	Maleska
Sat Jun 14, 1986	24A	Be finicky	Charlotte Shore	Maleska
Sun Jun 17, 1984	99D	Carp	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Sun Dec 20, 1981	66A	Penny-pinch	Ruth N. Schultz	Maleska
Sun Mar 21, 1976	61D	Trifle with	Arnold Moss	Weng
Sun Feb 9, 1975	95D	Find fault	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sat Aug 10, 1974	32D	Trifle	Lois Hillis	Weng
Sun Jul 31, 1966	95D	Work fussily.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Feb 21, 1954	115D	Work fussily.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Apr 18, 1948	132A	Work over trivia.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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