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5 results for PROLIX from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 15, 2011	94A	Wordy (2)	Cathy Allis	Shortz
Sat Sep 30, 2006	39D	Wordy (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sat Apr 24, 2004	53A	Overlong	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Feb 3, 2000	46A	Long-winded	Thomas W. Schier	Shortz
Sat Jul 18, 1998	47D	Not shutting up	Rich Norris	Shortz

1 result for PROLIX from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 10, 2002	Acrostic	V	Long-winded, verbose	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

8 results for PROLIX from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 7, 1981	5D	Verbose	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sat Jul 26, 1980	13A	Tediously wordy	Raymond F. Eisner	Maleska
Sat Jan 1, 1972	9D	Wordy	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jan 28, 1967	16A	Wordy.	George Laczko	Farrar
Thu Oct 21, 1965	47A	Long-winded.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 3, 1962	1D	Verbose.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Wed Nov 14, 1951	51A	Long and wordy.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 29, 1949	43A	Extended to tedious length.	Alice H. Cook	Farrar

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