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1 result for DROSSY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 19, 1995	28A	Worthless	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz

6 results for DROSSY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 21, 1972	102D	Worthless	Diana Sessions	Weng
Wed Oct 14, 1970	40D	Full of impurities	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 13, 1961	50D	Full of slag.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 20, 1952	116D	Worthless.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Jan 28, 1951	14D	Worthless.	Edward Buckler	Farrar
Sun Mar 7, 1943	149A	Worthless.	P. Joseph Lamanna	Farrar

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