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7 results for OILMAN from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jul 5, 2018	53A	J. R. Ewing, e.g. (2)	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Fri Feb 20, 2015	28D	Worker who thrives on strikes?	David Woolf	Shortz
Sun Jan 18, 2009	125A	Industrialist who encourages strikes?	Randolph Ross	Shortz
Wed Feb 27, 2008	56A	T. Boone Pickens, for one	Lee Glickstein	Shortz
Sat May 12, 2001	18D	One whose success is well-earned?	Michael Shteyman	Shortz
Sat May 27, 2000	18D	J. R. Ewing, e.g. (2)	Robert H. Wolfe	Shortz
Wed Nov 16, 1994	22D	J. Paul Getty, for one	Chuck Deodene	Shortz

1 result for OILMAN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
May 9, 2010	Acrostic	N	Guy with a well-earned income?	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

9 results for OILMAN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 30, 1981	89D	Wildcatter, e.g.	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Mon Jun 8, 1970	29A	Texas tycoon	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 6, 1969	42D	Texas V.I.P.	Arthur Schulman	Weng
Thu Jun 20, 1968	40D	Texas tycoon.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 7, 1965	86D	Texas millionaire.	Natalie Hankemeyer	Farrar
Sun Sep 27, 1964	71A	Texan or Tulsan.	W. A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Oct 13, 1963	87D	Wildcatter, for example.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jan 22, 1961	57A	Any Texan.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Sun May 8, 1949	106A	Texas magnate.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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