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1 result for OSTENSIBLE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 18, 2000	24A	Professed	Rich Norris	Shortz

3 results for OSTENSIBLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 17, 1963	31D	Apparent.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Wed Aug 6, 1958	58A	Apparent.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Thu Feb 17, 1955	29D	Apparent.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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