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6 results for MOLASSES from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 16, 2022	13A	Sugar refinery byproduct	Juliana Tringali Golden	Shortz
Sun Apr 14, 2019	5D	Epitome of slowness	Will Nediger	Shortz
Fri Mar 30, 2018	36D	Common ingredient in baked beans	Sam Trabucco	Shortz
Mon Mar 1, 2004	6D	Baked beans ingredient	Gail Grabowski	Shortz
Fri May 25, 2001	14D	Slow flower	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Sat Dec 17, 1994	31D	Sugar byproduct	Chuck Deodene	Shortz

3 results for MOLASSES from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Oct 30, 2022	Cryptic	4A	Girls from K.C. - the epitome of slowness (8)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz
Aug 30, 2015	Panda	1A	Source of Sal & Moses' sweetness	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Feb 25, 2001	Acrostic	O	Exemplar of slowness	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

23 results for MOLASSES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 13, 1987	75D	Treacle	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Fri Oct 16, 1987	38D	Treacle	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Mon Jun 23, 1986	37D	Treacle	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Tue Jul 26, 1983	33A	Thick syrup	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Thu Mar 15, 1979	36D	Symbol of slowness	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Wed Dec 13, 1978	53A	Blackstrap or treacle	C. J. Angio	Maleska
Sat Feb 22, 1975	28A	" ... as ___ in January"	James A. Brussel	Weng
Sun Jan 12, 1975	91D	Slow mover in January	John Willig	Weng
Sun Oct 13, 1974	93A	It's slowest in January	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sun Sep 14, 1969	70A	Slow as ___	W. E. Jones	Weng
Thu Dec 6, 1962	39A	Bread spread.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 19, 1962	10D	Sorghum.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 17, 1961	52A	Thick sirup.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Oct 16, 1960	105D	Bread spread.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Mon Aug 22, 1960	28A	Symbol of slowness.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 4, 1956	10D	Kitchen staple.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Thu Sep 29, 1955	48A	Syrup.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 27, 1955	38A	Sulphur and ___.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Thu Mar 26, 1953	53A	Candy ingredient.	Albert Blum	Farrar
Sat Aug 9, 1952	36D	Symbol of sluggishness.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jun 26, 1952	5D	Slow-flower in January.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Nov 24, 1951	41D	Longlick or blackstrap.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 3, 1946	51A	What runs slowly in January?	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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