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1 result for NARCOTICS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 30, 2021	9D	Unit for several detectives on "The Wire"	Eric Bornstein	Shortz

1 result for NARCOTICS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jun 18, 2023	Acrostic	R	Subject of much illicit trade	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Shortz

3 results for NARCOTICS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 5, 1980	33D	Serious social problem	Goldmann	Maleska
Sun Mar 30, 1952	73A	T-men's problem.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Tue Jul 31, 1951	18A	Subject of New York State investigation.	Unknown	Farrar

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