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2 results for PLASTICS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 10, 2022	20A	The Father of ___, moniker for inventor Leo Baekeland	Sid Sivakumar	Shortz
Sat Feb 28, 2004	37D	Packaging suppliers' industry	Byron Walden	Shortz

7 results for PLASTICS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 8, 1987	82D	Compounds formed by polymerization	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Sun May 2, 1982	95A	Non-biodegradable items	William H. Ford	Maleska
Tue Jun 5, 1979	38A	Synthetic materials	Butler	Maleska
Fri Apr 7, 1972	13D	Large industry	Unknown	Weng
Fri Oct 6, 1961	54A	20th century industry.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jan 22, 1958	40D	Synthetic compounds.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sun Nov 27, 1949	105A	Bakelite, lucite, etc.	Alice Cook	Farrar

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