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6 results for OPALESCE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 30, 2024	53A	Shimmer with an array of colors	Royce Ferguson	Fagliano
Wed May 13, 2015	42D	Shimmer colorfully	Jeffrey Wechsler	Shortz
Sat Nov 26, 2011	51A	Show a milky shimmer	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Wed Mar 9, 2005	35D	Shimmer (2)	Rob Richardson	Shortz
Fri Feb 16, 2001	10D	Change colors, in a way	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Wed Jun 21, 1995	36D	Shimmer (2)	Dorothea E. Shipp	Shortz

12 results for OPALESCE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 28, 1982	5D	Shimmer with colors	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun Jan 18, 1976	47D	Give out iridescence	Nancy W. Atkinson	Weng
Sat Apr 22, 1972	41A	Flash colorfully	Unknown	Weng
Fri Mar 15, 1968	16A	Show a play of colors.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 31, 1964	9D	Show a play of colors.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 2, 1961	29A	Show a play of colors.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 26, 1959	84A	Emit a play of colors.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Wed Apr 30, 1958	38D	Show a play of colors.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 13, 1957	59D	Exhibit delicate colors.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Sun Jul 22, 1956	8D	Show a play of colors.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun May 23, 1954	31A	Emit a play of colors.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Feb 20, 1949	8D	Glow with colors.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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