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2 results for TAILING from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jan 12, 2020	59A	Following, as a detective might	Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg
Tue Dec 7, 2004	7D	On the heels of	David Diefendorf

6 results for TAILING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon May 25, 1981	21D	Private eye's activity	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Wed May 28, 1975	20A	Following	A. J. Santora	Weng
Wed Jul 12, 1967	40A	Work for a private eye.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Aug 27, 1965	56A	Private eye business.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 16, 1963	56A	Work for a gumshoe.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Mon Apr 16, 1951	69A	Following a suspect.	Unknown	Farrar

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