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1 result for PICRIC from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 29, 2002	55D	___ acid (C6H3N3O7)	Randolph Ross	Shortz

5 results for PICRIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 8, 1968	9D	Kind of acid.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 21, 1956	17A	Acid used in dyes.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Jan 21, 1951	78D	Designating a monoacid used in explosives.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jul 10, 1949	3D	___ acid, used in explosives.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Sun Jun 27, 1943	40D	Exceedingly bitter in taste.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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