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5 results for STUDIOUS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jun 15, 2023	62A	*Earnestly hitting the books	David Harris	Shortz
Sun Jan 16, 2011	113A	Bookish (2)	Joon Pahk	Shortz
Sat Feb 8, 2003	35D	Painstaking	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Oct 27, 2000	7D	Bookish (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Sun Aug 13, 2000	44D	Book-cracking	Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes	Shortz

2 results for STUDIOUS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sep 30, 2001	Cryptic	13A	Scholarly, well-bred male at accounts receivable (8)	Fraser Simpson	Shortz
Feb 20, 2000	Cryptic	29A	Diligent boss promises to pay (8)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

3 results for STUDIOUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 12, 1968	42D	Reflective.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 9, 1966	72A	Intent on learning.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Aug 13, 1961	80D	Attentive.	Mel Taub	Farrar

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