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2 results for RETREADS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 12, 2018	4D	Sadly unoriginal works	Ross Trudeau	Shortz
Sun Jun 26, 2016	60D	Hardly original works	Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen	Shortz

8 results for RETREADS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 26, 1988	85D	Make-overs	Dale O. Burgener	Maleska
Sun Dec 6, 1987	74A	Inexpensive tires	Ernst Theimer	Maleska
Sat Dec 4, 1982	33A	Recycled retirees	Treusch	Maleska
Sun Mar 5, 1978	57A	Certain tires	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Wed Mar 16, 1977	40A	Tires	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Wed Feb 16, 1966	36A	Some tires.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Feb 19, 1962	48A	Bargain tires.	Eugene T. Maleska	Farrar
Thu Sep 8, 1955	12D	Tire repairs.	W. E. Jones	Farrar

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