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1 result for MOTHBALL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Jun 28, 2004	39D	Closet larvae repellent	Sarah Keller

1 result for MOTHBALL from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Jun 30, 2002	Acrostic	T	Defer indefinitely	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

3 results for MOTHBALL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Sep 2, 1973	54A	Inactivate	Marie West	Weng
Sat Apr 22, 1967	9D	Camphor item.	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1955	70A	Piece of camphor.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar

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