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3 results for NOSER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 24, 2011	91A	Brown-___ (2)	Kurt Mueller	Shortz
Fri Jun 23, 2006	12D	Brown-___ (2)	Bruce Venzke and Stella Daily	Shortz
Sun Jul 23, 1995	58D	Punch in the face, old-style	Fran & Lou Sabin	Shortz

15 results for NOSER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 31, 1992	26D	Blow on the beak, old style	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Sun Aug 6, 1989	112A	Blow on the proboscis	Kenneth Haxton	Maleska
Sat Jul 29, 1961	54D	Dead wind: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 21, 1961	109A	See 96 Down.	Roberta H. Morse	Farrar
Wed Nov 2, 1960	49D	A wind in one's face: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 31, 1958	39A	Head wind: Slang.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Nov 16, 1957	25A	A head wind: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Feb 10, 1956	63A	Head wind: Slang.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Wed Oct 26, 1955	50A	Nuzzler.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 6, 1955	20D	Head wind.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Apr 28, 1954	62A	Head wind: Colloq.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Feb 20, 1952	30A	Wind in one's face: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 6, 1951	75A	Head wind.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Thu Feb 22, 1951	19A	Wind in one's face: Colloq.	Isaac Kert	Farrar
Sun Jul 23, 1944	133D	Head wind.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar

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