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1 result for GRADING from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 10, 2011	Acrostic	K	Process whereby scores are given	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon	Shortz

3 results for GRADING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Sep 30, 1992	44D	Teacher's job	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sat Apr 26, 1980	1D	Road builder's task	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Aug 4, 1957	53A	Teacher's job.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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