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7 results for QUARTZ from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 20, 2017	39A	The crystal in some crystal balls	Ruth Bloomfield Margolin	Shortz
Sun Oct 5, 2014	7D	Amethyst or citrine	Samuel A. Donaldson	Shortz
Sat Apr 9, 2011	43A	What a crystal ball gazer sees	Scott Atkinson	Shortz
Fri Sep 7, 2007	8D	Tiger's-eye, essentially	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Tue Jun 13, 2006	42D	7 on the Mohs scale	Janet R. Bender	Shortz
Fri Mar 2, 2001	7D	Hard rock	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Feb 10, 1994	26A	Seven on the Mohs' scale	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

10 results for QUARTZ from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 31, 1990	42A	Basis for some watches	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Sat Dec 17, 1983	13D	Sand's main ingredient	Brett A. Blaylock	Maleska
Fri Jul 7, 1978	11A	Amethyst or sandstone	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed May 27, 1970	43A	Jasper or agate	Unknown	Weng
Wed Aug 14, 1968	9A	Kind of crystal.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 6, 1966	20A	Mineral.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 17, 1965	63A	Form of silica.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 13, 1965	50A	Form of silica.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 17, 1964	1A	Silica.	Eileen Lexau	Farrar
Mon Mar 21, 1960	7D	Amethyst, rock crystal, etc.	Unknown	Farrar

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