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1 result for OBSEQUIOUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Dec 20, 2016	29D	Sycophantic	Timothy Polin	Shortz

5 results for OBSEQUIOUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 21, 1977	20A	Fawning	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Wed Jul 31, 1974	16A	Servile	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Wed Aug 6, 1969	3D	Fawning.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Nov 13, 1968	3D	Sycophantic.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 19, 1964	36A	Deferential.	Louise Earnest	Farrar

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