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4 results for WORDY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 22, 2016	50D	Circumlocutory (2)	Martin Ashwood-Smith and George Barany	Shortz
Mon Nov 27, 2000	33D	Long-winded	Nancy Salomon and Marjorie Berg	Shortz
Fri Mar 24, 2000	44D	Going on and on	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Mon Aug 1, 1994	29D	Circumlocutory (2)	Thomas W. Schier	Shortz

14 results for WORDY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Sep 28, 1993	36A	Verbose	Betty Jorgensen	Taub
Sun Jan 24, 1993	65D	Verbose	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Wed Jan 5, 1983	28D	Verbose	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Dec 18, 1980	32D	Verbose	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Sun May 11, 1975	66A	Verbose	Tap Osborn	Weng
Sun Oct 24, 1971	130A	Verbose	Joseph LaFauci	Weng
Tue Nov 10, 1970	28D	Prolix	Unknown	Weng
Thu Nov 30, 1967	50D	Verbose.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Mar 7, 1966	24D	Definitely not terse.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 1, 1963	6D	Long-winded.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 6, 1959	13D	Verbose.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Mon Feb 6, 1956	2D	Long-winded.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Dec 25, 1949	33D	Verbose.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Feb 13, 1944	43D	Prolix.	Louis Shields	Farrar

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