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9 results for VIRILE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 6, 2022	3D	Strong and energetic	Simeon Seigel	Shortz
Sun Nov 2, 2014	100D	Manly (3)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Wed Feb 8, 2012	44D	Manly (3)	Lynn Lempel	Shortz
Sun Jan 2, 2011	102D	Manly (3)	David Levinson Wilk	Shortz
Sat Oct 22, 2005	49A	Two-fisted	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun Aug 22, 2004	84A	Studly	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz
Fri Nov 28, 1997	32A	Hairy-chested (2)	Ed Pegg Jr.	Shortz
Sun Nov 10, 1996	24A	Hairy-chested (2)	R. Hamel	Shortz
Fri Sep 23, 1994	32D	Macho	Bryant White	Shortz

14 results for VIRILE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 2, 1993	48A	Manly	Michael A. Rampino	Maleska
Thu Dec 3, 1992	45D	Manly	Jim Page	Maleska
Fri Dec 22, 1989	2D	Manly	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Fri Aug 19, 1988	11D	Manly	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Tue Aug 12, 1986	32A	Manly	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Sun Dec 9, 1979	95D	Masculine	Lynn Gilbert Lempel	Maleska
Sun Jul 14, 1974	35A	Manly	Alfio Micci	Weng
Sat Aug 18, 1973	20A	Manly	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jan 10, 1973	13A	Manly	Unknown	Weng
Thu Sep 23, 1971	10D	Forceful	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 4, 1962	56A	Forceful.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Fri Nov 18, 1955	44D	Manly.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 28, 1952	45D	Forceful.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 20, 1944	54D	Masculine.	Dan Caywood	Farrar

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