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1 result for PLOESTI from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 18, 1995	40D	Much-bombed Romanian city of W.W.II	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz

10 results for PLOESTI from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 12, 1980	52A	City near Bucharest	Elaine D. Schorr	Maleska
Sun May 5, 1963	59D	Rumanian city.	Paula Bauersmith	Farrar
Mon Oct 10, 1960	65A	City in Rumanian oil region.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Sep 18, 1957	10D	Rumanian oil center.	Edward Canstein	Farrar
Fri Sep 21, 1951	63A	Oil city of Rumania.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 25, 1944	147A	Rumanian oil center.	Jonathan Cross	Farrar
Sun Apr 9, 1944	68D	Oil target blasted by Ninth U. S. Air Force.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Jan 23, 1944	26A	Rumanian oil city smashed by Fifth Air Force.	Jackson Cross	Farrar
Sun Oct 17, 1943	20A	Scene of brilliant action by USAFF in Rumania.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar
Sun Jun 20, 1943	19D	Rumanian oil field.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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