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4 results for ONTRIAL from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 22, 2020	109A	Facing a judge (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Tue Jul 25, 2006	53A	Facing a judge (2)	Anne Garellick	Shortz
Thu Feb 17, 2005	53A	Like a defendant	Patrick Merrell	Shortz
Thu Sep 25, 1997	13A	Under close scrutiny	Mark Diehl	Shortz

8 results for ONTRIAL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 12, 1983	24D	Being judged	Brink	Maleska
Mon Mar 6, 1978	15A	Being tested	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Thu Oct 17, 1974	54A	Like a tentative purchase	Jack Luzzatto	Weng
Fri Jun 8, 1973	44A	Conditional	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 15, 1968	23A	Elmer Rice play	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Aug 29, 1965	34D	Elmer Rice's first hit.	A. H. Drummond Jr.	Farrar
Sat Jul 13, 1963	20A	In the state of being tested.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 21, 1954	66A	Queeg's daily status.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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