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8 results for NEARLY from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 13, 2022	1A	Almost (6)	Christina Iverson and Katie Hale	Shortz
Sun May 27, 2018	88D	Almost (6)	Andrew Chaikin	Shortz
Tue Jan 1, 2013	45A	Almost (6)	John Farmer	Shortz
Tue Dec 1, 2009	53A	Almost (6)	Jonah Kagan and Victor Fleming	Shortz
Tue Dec 18, 2001	6D	Just about (2)	Sarah Keller	Shortz
Mon Mar 5, 2001	28D	Almost (6)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Wed Mar 1, 1995	47A	Just about (2)	Lois Sidway	Shortz
Sun Jan 23, 1994	45A	Almost (6)	Charles M. Deber	Shortz

3 results for NEARLY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 20, 2018	Cryptic	24A	Almost quarter of noon: too soon (6)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz
Aug 22, 1999	Diagramless	4D	Not quite	Fred Piscop	Shortz
Aug 10, 1997	Cryptic	9A	Almost a quarter of nine: too soon to get up? (6)	Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon	Shortz

16 results for NEARLY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 28, 1992	84A	Almost	Sally Coyle	Maleska
Mon Mar 4, 1991	26A	Almost	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Sat Feb 2, 1991	43A	Not quite	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Sun May 13, 1990	18D	Almost	Stanley Glass	Maleska
Sat Oct 28, 1989	31D	Almost	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Sun Jan 12, 1986	72A	Not quite	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Wed Dec 2, 1981	42D	Just about	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Fri Jun 18, 1971	47A	All but	Unknown	Weng
Fri May 22, 1970	35D	Almost	Unknown	Weng
Sun Oct 29, 1967	116D	Almost.	Hume Craft	Farrar
Fri Dec 4, 1964	47A	Not quite.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 21, 1962	7D	All but.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 15, 1960	8D	Almost.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Aug 18, 1958	22A	Not quite.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Wed Aug 29, 1956	17A	Almost.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Wed Apr 25, 1956	43D	Almost.	Unknown	Farrar

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