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4 results for GRUBS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Fri Sep 23, 2016	45D	Digs around	Andrew Zhou
Mon Jul 14, 2014	24D	Roots (around)	MaryEllen Uthlaut
Mon Apr 1, 2002	1A	Scrounges (for)	Roger Barkan
Mon Apr 1, 2002	1D	Beetle larvae	Roger Barkan

3 results for GRUBS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Jan 24, 1963	49A	Insect larvae.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sun Oct 24, 1954	10D	Uproots.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Sun Apr 23, 1950	85D	Larvae.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar

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