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3 results for POWDER from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Feb 7, 2025	16A	Material that goes on a foundation	Kelly Morenus	Shortz
Tue Feb 14, 2012	20A	Some makeup	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Thu Mar 16, 1995	50A	Shade of blue	A.J. Santora	Shortz

11 results for POWDER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Oct 12, 1988	22D	Loose snow	Richard Silvestri	Maleska
Mon Jan 23, 1984	51A	Word with puff or keg	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Tue Jun 28, 1983	46A	Makeup item	Louis Sabin	Maleska
Fri Sep 24, 1976	5D	Take a ___ (scram)	Stanley A. Kurzban	Weng
Mon Apr 6, 1970	45A	Cosmetic	Unknown	Weng
Fri Dec 22, 1967	48D	Cosmetic.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 12, 1967	110A	Dust.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Fri Nov 22, 1963	45A	Cosmetic.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Wed Aug 24, 1960	10D	Tributary of the Yellowstone river.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 5, 1955	8D	Contents of a compact.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Sun Mar 5, 1950	59D	Dust.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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