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8 results for HEMPS from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 27, 2014	1D	Some rope sources	David Phillips	Shortz
Sat Mar 15, 2014	23D	Rope and dope sources	Ed Sessa	Shortz
Wed Jan 23, 2008	28D	Rope fibers (2)	Henry Hook	Shortz
Thu Feb 15, 2007	1D	Plants used for fiber and food	Elizabeth Rehfeld	Shortz
Mon Aug 13, 2001	53D	Rope fibers (2)	Sherry O. Blackard	Shortz
Sun Sep 25, 1994	11A	Rope materials	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz
Thu Mar 17, 1994	41A	Sisal and Bombay, e.g.	Jim Page	Shortz
Sun Feb 13, 1994	33D	Cannabis plants	Cathy Millhauser	Shortz

13 results for HEMPS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 20, 1985	17A	Abacá and bhang	William Lutwiniak	Maleska
Mon Mar 1, 1976	28D	Rope fibers	Jordan S. Lasher	Weng
Sun Aug 25, 1974	121D	Rope fibers	Jack Wherry	Weng
Sat Nov 20, 1971	18D	Fiber plants	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 8, 1971	13D	Rope fibers	Henry V. Straka	Weng
Sat Mar 15, 1969	1D	Bhang and abaca.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Dec 5, 1968	5A	Fiber plants.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue May 14, 1968	18D	Rope fibers.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 1, 1967	51D	Fiber plants.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Mar 7, 1964	1A	Fiber plants.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 24, 1958	1D	Asiatic herbs with tough fibers.	Lois Hillis	Farrar
Sat May 26, 1956	28A	Useful fibers.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Thu Mar 1, 1956	22D	Fiber plants.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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