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2 results for PENICILLIN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 9, 2018	3D	Medical discovery of 1928	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Sun Jul 23, 1995	25A	Drug introduced commercially in 1945	Fran & Lou Sabin	Shortz

1 result for PENICILLIN from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mar 6, 2011	Acrostic	O	Germ fighter whose name is based on the Latin for "paintbrush"	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

5 results for PENICILLIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jul 15, 1980	29D	Sir Alexander Fleming's discovery: 1928	Goldmann	Maleska
Sun Apr 30, 1950	85A	Dr. Fleming's miracle.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Apr 27, 1947	1A	Man's new anti-disease ally.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun May 20, 1945	139A	Life-saver.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Dec 24, 1944	25A	Sir Alexander Fleming's gift to the world.	C. E. Noel	Farrar

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