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4 results for NEEDLENOSE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Apr 20, 2013	19A	Like some pliers	David Steinberg	Shortz
Sat Jun 19, 2010	59A	Kind of pliers (2)	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Sat Sep 2, 2006	3D	Style of pliers	Mel Rosen	Shortz
Mon Jul 30, 2001	25A	Kind of pliers (2)	Nancy Kavanaugh	Shortz

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