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4 results for TOVES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 18, 2016	16D	Slithy ones	Derrick Niederman	Shortz
Fri Feb 16, 2007	14D	Carroll creatures	Charles Barasch	Shortz
Thu Apr 24, 2003	29D	Carroll's "slithy" ones	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Jun 15, 1997	103A	"Slithy" creatures	Karen Hodge	Shortz

17 results for TOVES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 26, 1990	60A	Carroll's "slithy ___"	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Thu Sep 24, 1981	46D	Jabberwocky word	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sun Nov 25, 1979	21A	Slithy creatures	Alex F. Black	Maleska
Sun Aug 12, 1973	54A	" ... and the slithy ___ did gyre"	Bert Kruse	Weng
Sat Jul 8, 1967	15A	Jabberwocky word.	Sara V. Tuckerman	Farrar
Mon Apr 24, 1967	64A	Jabberwocky word.	Dorothy Bauer	Farrar
Thu Apr 28, 1966	37D	Jabberwocky word.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 28, 1966	30D	Jabberwocky word.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 3, 1961	27D	"Slithy" creatures.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 5, 1961	75D	Jabberwocky word.	Dortha F. Marks	Farrar
Thu Jun 16, 1960	21D	Jabberwocky word.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 23, 1957	6D	Jabberwocky word.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Mon Dec 24, 1956	27D	Jabberwocky word.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Oct 22, 1955	26D	Jabberwocky word.	Irving L. Rosenheim	Farrar
Wed Jun 15, 1955	30D	"Slithy" things.	M. S. Manning	Farrar
Mon Nov 9, 1953	21A	"'Twas brillig and the slithy ___ ... "	Dorothy E. Smith	Farrar
Sun Jun 4, 1944	98A	"'Twas brillig, and the slithy ___."	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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