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2 results for SPOILAGE from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 3, 2015	37A	Cause of a bad-smelling refrigerator	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Sun Feb 27, 2000	8D	Fruitery problem	Harvey Estes	Shortz

4 results for SPOILAGE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Aug 1, 1983	20A	Waste	Whitten	Maleska
Thu Dec 10, 1970	3D	Fruiterer's concern	Unknown	Weng
Sat Jan 1, 1966	30A	Fruit shipper's concern.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 23, 1956	34D	Food dealer's concern.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar

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