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8 results for NAYSAY from Modern Era puzzles:

Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 13, 2022	48D	Deny (5)	Addison Snell	Shortz
Fri Nov 6, 2020	32D	Deny (5)	Aimee Lucido	Shortz
Wed Jun 12, 2019	6D	Contradict (2)	Nancy Stark and Will Nediger	Shortz
Sun Jun 17, 2018	90D	Contradict (2)	Amanda Chung, Karl Ni and Erik Agard	Shortz
Mon May 21, 2007	24A	Deny (5)	Allan E. Parrish	Shortz
Sun Feb 24, 2002	14D	Deny (5)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Fri Oct 30, 1998	7D	Deny (5)	Jim Page	Shortz
Fri Dec 16, 1994	47D	Oppose	A.J. Santora	Shortz

1 result for NAYSAY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Aug 10, 2008	Diagramless	49D	Deny	Patrick Blindauer	Shortz

1 result for NAYSAY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 10, 1952	142A	Refuse.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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