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2 results for DRAINAGE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 9, 2001	31D	It's poor on the moor	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Thu Jul 19, 2001	29A	What a waste pipe provides	Marjorie Richter	Shortz

4 results for DRAINAGE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Feb 29, 1984	39D	One concern of the E.P.A.	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Thu Aug 25, 1983	44A	Possible land problem	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Wed Feb 3, 1982	48A	Anagram for gardenia	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Tue Nov 25, 1952	15D	System of conduits.	Unknown	Farrar

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