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2 results for COALTAR from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 18, 2009	55A	Certain pitch (2)	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Fri Nov 17, 2000	38D	Certain pitch (2)	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

5 results for COALTAR from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 23, 1965	52A	Liquid used in dyes.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 17, 1964	38A	Substance used in dyes.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 25, 1963	10D	Source of many synthetics and dyes.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 26, 1952	4D	Source of benzene, phenol, etc.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 19, 1952	26D	Source of benzene, phenol, etc.	Israel Gitter	Farrar

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