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7 results for ROOTOUT from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sat Nov 8, 2014	3D	Get rid of	Barry C. Silk
Sun Mar 3, 2013	10D	Completely remove	Samuel A. Donaldson
Fri Jan 9, 2009	11D	Find and destroy	Paula Gamache
Sat Jul 28, 2007	55A	Expose and destroy	Manny Nosowsky
Thu Jun 5, 2003	15A	Find and get rid of	David J. Kahn
Thu Feb 28, 2002	41A	Do away with	Greg Staples
Sat Dec 25, 1999	2D	Eliminate with some effort	John Scott Marrone

1 result for ROOTOUT from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Mar 6, 2022	GoingTooFar	40A	Find and remove	Brendan Emmett Quigley

8 results for ROOTOUT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jan 29, 1984	44D	Dig up	John M. Samson	Maleska
Sun Feb 21, 1982	88D	Extirpate	Reginald L. Johnson	Maleska
Fri Jul 12, 1963	4D	Extirpate.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 2, 1962	95D	Extirpate.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Feb 15, 1958	59A	Exterminate.	J. F. Kelly	Farrar
Sun Aug 25, 1957	74D	Eradicate.	Mel Taub	Farrar
Fri May 25, 1956	67A	Remove completely.	Peter L. Tea, Jr.	Farrar
Wed Oct 18, 1950	37D	Extirpate.	Unknown	Farrar

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