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6 results for PILOSE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 17, 2022	67A	Covered in long, soft hair	Emet Ozar	Shortz
Sun May 2, 2004	100D	Hairy (2)	Derrick Niederman	Shortz
Sun Jan 28, 2001	91D	Hairy (2)	Jim Page	Shortz
Fri Dec 25, 1998	63A	Furry	Ed Pegg Jr.	Shortz
Thu Jan 18, 1996	61A	Covered with soft hair	C. Deodene	Shortz
Fri Jul 1, 1994	48D	Hirsute	Mel Taub	Shortz

15 results for PILOSE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 3, 1992	51A	Hairy	Jim Page	Maleska
Sat Jul 14, 1990	20D	Covered with fine hair	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Sun Jun 6, 1982	106A	Covered with hair	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Sat Jun 6, 1981	24D	Furry or hairy	Dowdall	Maleska
Sun Nov 28, 1971	30A	Hairy	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sun Aug 29, 1965	18A	Not quite hirsute.	A. H. Drummond Jr.	Farrar
Sun Feb 21, 1960	10D	Hairy.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Jan 17, 1960	98D	Hairy.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Fri Mar 6, 1959	40D	Hairy.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Jul 4, 1958	24A	Hairy.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Sun Aug 26, 1956	88D	Hairy.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Dec 24, 1952	42D	Covered with hair.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 31, 1949	114D	Downy.	Max Geist	Farrar
Sun Jun 8, 1947	104D	Hairy.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jun 30, 1946	77A	Hairy.	J. P. Downes	Farrar

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