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5 results for SPADED from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 23, 2016	49D	Worked the field, in a way	Andrew Zhou	Shortz
Sun Feb 3, 2013	55A	Worked the soil, in a way	Dan Schoenholz	Shortz
Sat Apr 9, 2005	20A	Dug, in a way (2)	Bob Peoples	Shortz
Sun Aug 8, 2004	35A	Worked a garden	Bill Zais	Shortz
Sun Nov 5, 2000	58A	Dug, in a way (2)	Michael S. Maurer	Shortz

14 results for SPADED from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 2, 1987	37D	Dug	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Feb 9, 1985	44D	Dug holes	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Wed Jun 8, 1983	9D	Did garden work	Rein	Maleska
Mon Jan 5, 1981	43A	Dug in the garden	Baird	Maleska
Sun Dec 7, 1969	5D	Did a garden job	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sun May 25, 1969	72D	Dug	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sat Jun 15, 1968	48D	Worked in the garden.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jul 9, 1965	9D	Worked in the garden.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 2, 1965	36A	Did a garden chore.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 3, 1963	93A	Gardened.	Will Weng	Farrar
Tue Feb 7, 1961	25A	Worked in the garden.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 9, 1959	6D	Worked in the garden.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Oct 25, 1956	25A	Dug in the garden.	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Sat Jun 26, 1954	64A	Did gardening.	Diana Sessions	Farrar

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