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4 results for MINING from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 8, 2016	67D	Taking a dig at?	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Tue Sep 22, 2015	8D	Field in which people pick their work?	Victor Barocas and Tom Pepper	Shortz
Thu Nov 7, 2013	65A	Excavation	Alan DerKazarian	Shortz
Sun May 24, 1998	43D	Potential space colony activity	Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon	Shortz

1 result for MINING from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 25, 2015	Panda	14A	___ one's business (owning an ore extraction company)	Mel Taub	Shortz

2 results for MINING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 21, 1960	6D	Montana activity.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 17, 1947	80D	Stoping.	Waldo Ranson	Farrar

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