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5 results for TRACERS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 23, 2012	31D	Lost-parcel inquiries	Joe DiPietro	Shortz
Sun Sep 10, 2000	51A	Some bullets	Elizabeth C. Gorski	Shortz
Sat Sep 2, 2000	42D	Shipping inquiries	Rich Norris	Shortz
Mon May 24, 1999	22A	Visible bullets	Gregory E. Paul	Shortz
Sat Jul 13, 1996	35A	Detectives	Eli Wesoff	Shortz

7 results for TRACERS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 11, 1989	21D	Tecs, at times	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Fri Sep 11, 1987	5D	Investigative procedures	Judith Perry	Maleska
Fri Jun 7, 1963	38D	Inquiries of a sort.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed May 18, 1960	13A	Inquiries for missing letters, packages, etc.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 22, 1956	23A	Investigators.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun May 23, 1948	77D	Detectives.	Hilda E. Allen	Farrar
Sun Aug 5, 1945	112A	Kinds of bullets.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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