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5 results for NAYSAYER from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Mar 4, 2024	26A	Skeptical sort (2)	Samantha Podos Nowak	Shortz
Sun Dec 11, 2011	122A	Vocal skeptic	Timothy Polin	Shortz
Fri Jan 5, 2007	10D	Skeptical sort (2)	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Sun Dec 16, 2001	97A	Gloomy Gus	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Fri Oct 20, 1995	67A	Vocal pessimist	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

1 result for NAYSAYER from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 26, 2009	Acrostic	G	Habitual cynic, skeptic or pessimist	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for NAYSAYER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 31, 1977	9D	Denier	Sidney Frank	Maleska
Wed Jan 14, 1976	33D	Contrary one	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng

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