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5 results for CARBON from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Apr 19, 2011	26A	Diamond, essentially	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz
Wed Dec 6, 2006	22A	Coal, essentially	Levi Denham	Shortz
Tue Aug 31, 2004	28D	Graphite element	Nancy Kavanaugh	Shortz
Tue Nov 12, 2002	42D	It can help you get a date	Adam Cohen	Shortz
Thu Aug 21, 1997	10D	Kind of copy	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz

10 results for CARBON from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 15, 1991	40A	Diamond, actually	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Dec 3, 1989	14D	Paper type	Mary M. Murdoch	Maleska
Fri Oct 29, 1982	36A	Kind of copy	John Greenman	Maleska
Wed Dec 12, 1979	24D	Duplicating aid	Hugh McElroy	Maleska
Mon Feb 2, 1970	20A	Soot	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jun 11, 1968	7D	Soot.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 4, 1967	49D	One of the elements.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Sat Jan 28, 1961	23A	File copy.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 2, 1959	35A	Office copy.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Tue Jun 10, 1952	5D	Stenographer's necessity.	Unknown	Farrar

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