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5 results for VERNAL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Mar 14, 2005	48D	Springlike	Robert Malinow	Shortz
Tue Dec 17, 2002	11D	Of the spring	Tyler Hinman	Shortz
Fri Aug 24, 2001	12D	Springy? (3)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri May 2, 1997	15A	Springy? (3)	Matthew L. Jones	Shortz
Sun Nov 21, 1993	99D	Springy (3)	Peter Gordon	Shortz

1 result for VERNAL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Feb 18, 2001	Diagramless	37A	Springy?	Fred Piscop	Shortz

14 results for VERNAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 19, 1993	33A	Youthful	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Mon Nov 25, 1991	46D	Of the spring	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Tue Nov 12, 1991	46A	Fresh and young	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Thu Sep 4, 1986	39D	Springlike	Tom W. Underhill	Maleska
Sun Aug 26, 1979	61A	Springlike	David J. Pohl and John M. Samson	Maleska
Sat Jun 9, 1979	44D	Of spring	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Thu May 5, 1977	23D	___ equinox	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sat Apr 16, 1960	24A	Springlike.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 31, 1959	39D	Springlike.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 1, 1956	61A	Springlike.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 15, 1956	68A	Of the Spring.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Apr 4, 1956	26D	Springlike.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1955	62A	Springlike.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Mon Aug 9, 1954	47A	Appearing in the spring.	Ellsworth Smith	Farrar

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