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4 results for ROOTY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 24, 2008	65A	Like ground around a tree	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Fri Dec 28, 2007	58A	Tough to dig into, as soil	John Farmer	Shortz
Thu Aug 10, 2000	47A	Like sod	Mark Diehl	Shortz
Fri May 19, 2000	52D	Like tubers	Martin Ashwood-Smith	Shortz

15 results for ROOTY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 2, 1993	7D	Anglo-Indian bread	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Oct 14, 1984	36D	Radiciferous	Barbara Lunder Gillis	Maleska
Sat Jul 28, 1984	33A	Like crab grass	John M. Samson	Maleska
Fri Nov 18, 1983	61A	Like tubers	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Sat May 13, 1978	6D	Having bulbs, tubers, etc.	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Wed Oct 10, 1973	21D	Like forest soil	Unknown	Weng
Thu May 10, 1973	29D	Abounding in forest growth	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 6, 1971	6D	Like some soil	Unknown	Weng
Mon Feb 19, 1968	50D	Like some soil.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 6, 1966	17A	Like some plants.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 25, 1966	52D	Like some soil.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 6, 1956	31A	Radiciferous.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Tue Jul 10, 1951	64A	Having many underground parts, as plants.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 14, 1949	78A	Strong-stemmed.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Feb 6, 1944	54D	Full of underground branches.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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