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1 result for BANANAOIL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 20, 2011	18A	Insincere flattery, in slang	Patrick Berry	Shortz

3 results for BANANAOIL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 10, 1969	39A	Lacquer.	Unknown	Weng
Sat Aug 11, 1956	31D	Malarkey.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sat Dec 6, 1952	11D	Disbelieving phrase of the Twenties.	Unknown	Farrar

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