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2 results for WRIEST from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 7, 2021	91A	Most in the style of comedian Steven Wright	Celeste Watts and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Sat May 4, 2019	33A	Most askew	Mark Diehl	Shortz

5 results for WRIEST from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 23, 1992	31A	Most ironic	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Mon Feb 27, 1984	47D	Most ironic	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Sun Jun 18, 1978	28D	Most perverse	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Thu Sep 21, 1967	47D	Most contrary.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Tue Jul 14, 1959	40D	Most twisted.	Samuel K. Fliegner	Farrar

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