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1 result for MACHINA from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 9, 2025	Acrostic	A	"Ex ____", 2014 thriller involving the creation of an A.I. humanoid	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Shortz

4 results for MACHINA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 28, 1986	99D	Deus ex ___	D. Jones	Maleska
Sat Nov 25, 1978	1A	Deus ex ___	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Fri Jun 12, 1959	3D	Deus ex ___.	A. H. Drummond	Farrar
Fri Jun 8, 1951	8A	Deus ex ___.	Unknown	Farrar

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