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12 results for BIRCH from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Aug 18, 2023	24D	Canoe maker's bark	Kameron Austin Collins	Shortz
Wed Oct 13, 2021	61A	Tree with papery bark (2)	Brianne McManis	Shortz
Wed Mar 14, 2018	49D	Source of bark for canoes	Jeff Chen	Shortz
Tue Dec 19, 2017	51A	Tree with smooth bark	Andrew Kingsley	Shortz
Sun Dec 25, 2016	53D	Canoe builder's bark source	Kevin G. Der	Shortz
Mon Jul 11, 2016	38A	Tree with papery bark (2)	Freddie Cheng	Shortz
Thu Oct 2, 2014	27D	Kind of beer	David Woolf	Shortz
Wed Mar 29, 2006	40A	Graceful tree	Frances Hansen (1919-2004)	Shortz
Thu Oct 3, 2002	4A	Switch material (2)	Susan Harrington Smith	Shortz
Sun May 5, 2002	52A	Switch material (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Wed Apr 17, 2002	8D	Canoe material	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Wed Oct 15, 1997	1D	Hazel's cousin	Randall J. Hartman	Shortz

1 result for BIRCH from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jul 12, 2009	Diagramless	12A	Tree with easily peeled bark	Jim Hyres	Shortz

20 results for BIRCH from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 20, 1993	25D	Symbol of old-school discipline	Jan Hurschmann	Maleska
Sun Oct 15, 1989	41D	Symbol of old-school discipline	Charles M. Deber	Maleska
Thu Apr 17, 1986	68A	Rod material	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Sun Jul 12, 1981	35D	Tree that Frost swung on	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Aug 7, 1977	53A	Bayh	Frances Hansen	Maleska
Thu Jul 25, 1974	50D	Switch	Jean Reed	Weng
Fri May 17, 1974	18D	Canoe material	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Sun Sep 19, 1971	87A	Ornamental tree	Diana Sessions	Weng
Fri Jul 26, 1968	29D	Wood.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 1, 1967	18A	Tree.	Anne Fox	Farrar
Thu Apr 15, 1965	43A	Society name.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Feb 16, 1965	1A	Timber tree.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 21, 1963	21D	Valuable wood.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Wed May 20, 1959	24D	Tree.	Madeline Corse	Farrar
Fri Apr 25, 1958	9A	Tree.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Mon Oct 21, 1957	53D	Tree.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 18, 1953	14D	Hard, close-grained wood.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Aug 14, 1949	61A	Illustrator of "Little Lord Fauntleroy."	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Mar 31, 1946	84D	Tree.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Feb 10, 1946	61A	Hard, close-grained wood.	C. L. Cross	Farrar

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