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4 results for MINNESOTA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 3, 2018	112A	Where General Mills is headquartered	David J. Kahn	Shortz
Tue Nov 22, 2016	35D	Garrison Keillor's home state	Andrew Zhou	Shortz
Sat Nov 25, 2000	30D	Home to General Mills and Hormel	Patrick D. Berry	Shortz
Fri Jul 8, 1994	21D	F. Scott Fitzgerald's birthplace	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

3 results for MINNESOTA from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Jan 12, 2020	Cryptic	9A	Union member Dotty is not mean (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Jul 21, 2002	Cryptic	9A	State nominates drunk (9)	Fraser Simpson	Shortz
Jul 8, 2001	Cryptic	1D	State foolishly, "It's one man" (9)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

21 results for MINNESOTA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Apr 30, 1993	32A	North Star State	Michael A. Rampino	Maleska
Fri Oct 25, 1991	20D	Where the Mississippi rises	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Sat Mar 30, 1991	27A	___ Fats (Gleason role in "The Hustler")	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Thu Aug 8, 1974	45A	Vikings' home	Harriet Gilson Rosenberg	Weng
Mon Oct 30, 1972	10D	Fats's home	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 24, 1966	87D	Home of the Twins.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Oct 20, 1965	18A	Home of the Twins.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 25, 1964	76A	11 electoral votes.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri May 23, 1958	17A	"Land of 10,000 Lakes."	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Apr 7, 1955	37D	Gov. Freeman's state.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Fri Sep 3, 1954	9D	Home of the Gophers.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue Apr 13, 1954	31A	Land of Ten Thousand Lakes.	Ralph Henderson	Farrar
Wed Oct 21, 1953	34A	Home of the "Gophers."	Helen Chapman	Farrar
Tue May 6, 1952	33A	Where nearly 70% of our iron ore comes from.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 20, 1952	11D	"Land of ten thousand lakes."	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Dec 11, 1951	52A	Senator Humphrey's state.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 26, 1951	32A	Where the Mesabi iron mines are.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Nov 9, 1951	17A	Mr. Stassen's home state.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 1, 1951	10D	Football's "Golden Gophers."	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 15, 1951	24A	Where the Mississippi begins.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed Apr 4, 1951	18A	Governor Youngdahl's state.	Unknown	Farrar

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