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4 results for PICKAXE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 4, 2003	31D	Miner's tool	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sat Jan 15, 2000	39D	Ground breaker	Matt Gaffney	Shortz
Sat Dec 2, 1995	12D	Prospector's need	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Jul 21, 1995	40D	Prospecting tool	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

3 results for PICKAXE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 3, 1987	22A	Digger's tool	Walter Covell	Maleska
Thu Feb 13, 1975	7D	Coal-miner's tool	James Barrick	Weng
Thu May 2, 1957	26D	Laborer's tool.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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