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1 result for TREPANS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 13, 1995	21D	Coring tools	Ernie Furtado	Shortz

7 results for TREPANS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jan 9, 1978	44A	Tools for boring	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Maleska
Sat Mar 23, 1974	60A	Boring tools	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Sat Aug 19, 1972	25D	Boring tools	Unknown	Weng
Sun Apr 16, 1972	72A	Boring tools	A. J. Santora	Weng
Sun Mar 30, 1969	89A	Tools for cutting holes	E. Toro	Weng
Sun Mar 8, 1959	144A	Boring tools.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Sun May 16, 1948	64D	Swindles.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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