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1 result for TANTALUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 20, 2009	15D	Victim of terrible teasing	Brad Wilber	Shortz

1 result for TANTALUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 8, 2001	Acrostic	V	Tormented grandfather of King Atreus	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

13 results for TANTALUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 6, 1979	4D	Hungry, thirsty, tormented king of mythology	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sun May 13, 1979	35A	Cellaret	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Fri Oct 9, 1970	36D	Son of Zeus doomed to frustration	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 5, 1967	5D	Father of Niobe.	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Farrar
Thu Aug 19, 1965	33D	King and son of Zeus.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 2, 1965	12A	King doomed to hunger and thirst: Myth.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 12, 1959	42A	King doomed to hunger and thirst.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 13, 1959	20A	Locked cellaret, named after mythical king.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Nov 30, 1958	98A	Locked cellaret for wines and liquors.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Fri Feb 21, 1958	9D	Tormented king, in Greek legend.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Sat Aug 17, 1957	21A	Mythical king who suffered eternal hunger and thirst.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Aug 23, 1951	40D	His punishment was a tease.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 20, 1948	63A	Submerged son of Zeus.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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