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3 results for DOTTLE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 29, 2006	11D	Plug of half-smoked tobacco (2)	Bob Klahn	Shortz
Sun May 12, 2002	94D	Tobacco plug	Alan Arbesfeld	Shortz
Sat Dec 10, 1994	54D	Plug of half-smoked tobacco (2)	Bryant White	Shortz

10 results for DOTTLE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 27, 1991	8A	Residue in a pipe	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Fri Feb 2, 1990	45D	Partially burned pipe tobacco	William Baxley	Maleska
Sat Mar 18, 1989	42D	Remnant in a smoker's pipe	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Mon Dec 13, 1982	22A	Pipe residue	Judson G. Trent	Maleska
Sat Jan 30, 1982	24A	Remnants in a smoker's pipe	Nikki Tenfelde	Maleska
Fri Jan 16, 1976	21A	Pipe-bowl residue	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Sun Jun 8, 1969	111A	Pin used in ceramics	Anthony Morse	Weng
Thu Mar 23, 1961	50A	Caked tobacco.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 24, 1956	42D	Caked tobacco.	Irving L. Rosenheim	Farrar
Sun Sep 17, 1950	4D	Half-burned tobacco in a pipe.	Alice Cook	Farrar

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