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12 results for PISTIL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 9, 2022	27D	Part of a flower's gynoecium	Brooke Husic and Hoang-Kim Vu	Shortz
Fri Aug 2, 2019	7A	Reproductive part	Andrew J. Ries	Shortz
Mon May 20, 2019	58A	Reproductive part of a flower	Gary Cee	Shortz
Sat Feb 16, 2019	42D	Ovary's place, botanically	Andrew Kingsley and John Lieb	Shortz
Sat Jan 5, 2019	1D	It has a stigma	Andrew Zhou	Shortz
Fri Jan 6, 2017	28D	Ovary's place	Jacob Stulberg	Shortz
Tue Mar 24, 2015	1D	Pollination part	Robyn Weintraub	Shortz
Mon May 15, 2006	4D	Stamen's counterpart	John R. Conrad	Shortz
Sun Oct 5, 2003	65A	Seed-bearing organ	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Wed Feb 28, 1996	60A	Orchid organ	F. A. Longo	Shortz
Sun Jan 21, 1996	95D	Seed bearer	R. Wolfe	Shortz
Fri Sep 2, 1994	28A	Flower part	Bryant White	Shortz

1 result for PISTIL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 11, 2008	Acrostic	H	Ovary + style + stigma	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

10 results for PISTIL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 25, 1990	29D	Flower part	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Sun Apr 29, 1990	34A	Flower's Saturday-night special?	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Sun Dec 23, 1984	63A	Carpel	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sat Dec 15, 1984	46D	Plant part	James Barrick	Maleska
Sun Sep 2, 1984	86D	Flower part	Warren W. Reich	Maleska
Fri Jun 29, 1984	26A	Plant organ	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Wed Apr 8, 1981	9D	Flower part	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Wed Nov 7, 1979	10D	Plant part	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Wed Feb 23, 1955	26A	Flower part.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Apr 20, 1953	20A	Part of a flower.	Maxwell D. Gunther	Farrar

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