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5 results for HONING from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 19, 2017	42D	Fine-tuning (3)	Bruce Haight	Shortz
Mon Dec 7, 2015	44D	Sharpening	Jason Mueller	Shortz
Wed Oct 5, 2011	47D	Fine-tuning (3)	Barry Boone	Shortz
Fri Jan 7, 2011	23A	Fine-tuning (3)	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Thu Feb 17, 2000	3D	Perfecting	Matt Gaffney and David Bianco	Shortz

1 result for HONING from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 27, 2019	GoingTooFar	48D	Perfecting	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

3 results for HONING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jul 12, 1976	5D	Improving the edge	Mel Rosen	Weng
Mon Dec 9, 1957	32A	Sharpening.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Oct 20, 1953	45A	Function of a strop.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar

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