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2 results for DICKTRACY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue May 15, 2018	28D	*Detective who wore a two-way radio	Garry Trudeau and Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Fri Aug 12, 2016	30A	Foe of Big Boy and Little Face	Kelly Clark	Shortz

1 result for DICKTRACY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 28, 2019	Acrostic	W	Cop drawn with a smartwatch precursor (2 wds.)	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

2 results for DICKTRACY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 7, 1969	34A	Comic-strip hero.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Feb 2, 1958	104D	Tec in the comics.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar

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