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3 results for TRACING from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Sep 25, 2022	19D	Faint pattern	Meghan Morris
Tue Oct 8, 2013	41D	Copying exactly, as a sketch	Tim Croce
Sun May 6, 2007	37D	Kind of paper	Charles M. Deber

5 results for TRACING from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 3, 1990	45D	Following the trail of	Peter Swift	Maleska
Wed May 9, 1990	41A	Kind of paper	Nancy Joline	Maleska
Tue Oct 30, 1979	40A	P.O. activity	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Thu Dec 25, 1969	11D	Outlined copy.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Mar 15, 1963	14D	Artist's copy.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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