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4 results for PLACER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Mar 12, 2003	12D	Position filler	Myles Callum	Shortz
Sat Dec 2, 1995	18A	Employment agency employee	Rich Norris	Shortz
Sun Mar 26, 1995	58A	Worker at a temp agency	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri May 6, 1994	41D	Kind of mining	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

17 results for PLACER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Mar 7, 1993	102A	Type of mining	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Mon Dec 28, 1992	46D	Form of mining	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Mon Jul 27, 1992	26A	Deposit containing gold	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Apr 5, 1992	60D	Mineral deposit	Warren W. Reich	Maleska
Sat Mar 3, 1990	11A	Type of mining	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Wed Apr 22, 1987	6D	Kind of mining	Melvin Kenworthy	Maleska
Sun Dec 23, 1984	76D	Glacial deposit	John M. Samson	Maleska
Fri Sep 17, 1982	12A	Kind of mining	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sat Nov 10, 1973	27A	Kind of mining	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 30, 1970	30A	___ mining	Unknown	Weng
Sat Feb 15, 1969	46A	Type of mining.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Sep 18, 1964	9A	Alluvial mineral deposit.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 22, 1961	4D	Deposit of gravel containing gold.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Tue Jul 3, 1951	26A	A method of gold mining.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 24, 1948	99A	California mining method.	Alberta Burton	Farrar
Sun Oct 5, 1947	118D	Arranger.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Dec 22, 1946	81A	Alluvial deposit containing gold.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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