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1 result for TANBARK from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 8, 2012	Acrostic	D	Mulch used in surfacing a circus ring	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

4 results for TANBARK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Sep 12, 1985	9D	Kind of beetle or oak	June A. Boggs	Maleska
Sat Feb 18, 1961	45A	Cover for the circus ring.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Dec 8, 1954	27D	Symbol of the circus.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Aug 6, 1951	17A	Material used for circus rings.	Unknown	Farrar

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