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2 results for SUMPS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 10, 2008	55D	Water pits	Ari Halpern	Shortz
Sun Dec 31, 1995	120D	Drainage sites	Bob Klahn	Shortz

7 results for SUMPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Feb 18, 1986	26D	Cisterns	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sat Dec 8, 1973	25A	Water pits	Unknown	Weng
Tue Mar 8, 1966	29A	Pits in mine shafts.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 23, 1965	48D	Mining pits.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 4, 1963	71D	Mine pits.	Mary E. Grow	Farrar
Thu Jun 4, 1959	1A	Mine drainage pits.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Nov 22, 1955	46A	Oil traps of engines.	Unknown	Farrar

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