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2 results for GRIMY from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Wed Jan 23, 2019	53D	In need of a good scrubbing	Amanda Chung and Karl Ni
Tue Jul 9, 1996	30D	Not clean	Jonathan Schmatzbach

5 results for GRIMY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 4, 1985	6D	Like Poppins, at times	William J. Yskamp	Maleska
Sun Nov 13, 1977	49D	Mean and unpleasant	Herb L. Risteen	Maleska
Sun Feb 6, 1977	59D	Covered with soot	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Tue Feb 20, 1973	39A	Dirty	Unknown	Weng
Sun Nov 22, 1964	49A	Sooty.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar

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