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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 | 50A | Pins and needles holder | Jonathan Gersch |
| Monday, September 07, 2009 | 59D | Decorative needle case | Andrea Carla Michaels and Ashish Vengsarkar |
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 | 39A | Container for folding scissors | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, June 29, 2009 | 50D | Decorative needle case | Paula Gamache |
| Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 30D | It has many needles | Caleb Madison |
| Sunday, March 29, 2009 | 121D | Pins and needles' place | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2009 | 11D | Place for a thimble | Kelly Browder |
| Tuesday, July 01, 2008 | 57D | Decorative sewing kit | Ken Bessette |
| Thursday, April 24, 2008 | 25D | Item for a travel bag | Michael Langwald |
| Sunday, September 30, 2007 | 87A | Special case? | Kelsey Blakley |
| Friday, December 08, 2006 | 57D | German iPod holder | Harvey Estes |
| Sunday, November 12, 2006 | 116A | Needle holder | Patrick Berry |
| Saturday, November 11, 2006 | 21A | One may get pins and needles | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, September 19, 2006 | 44A | Decorative case | Allan E. Parrish |
| Thursday, August 24, 2006 | 14A | Item for a travel bag | Gary Steinmehl |
| Saturday, May 13, 2006 | 16A | It gets notions | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Sunday, April 30, 2006 | 116A | Needlepoint shop purchase | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, February 07, 2006 | 17A | Sewing case | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, January 01, 2006 | 91D | Pin holder | Joe DiPietro |
| Wednesday, December 28, 2005 | 11D | Place for pins | Ernest Lampert |
| Friday, October 28, 2005 | 40D | Holder of notions | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, December 05, 2004 | 85A | Needle case | David J. Kahn |
| Saturday, July 24, 2004 | 6D | It has its notions | Dana Motley |
| Sunday, July 18, 2004 | 17D | Decorative needle case | Seth A. Abel |
| Tuesday, April 20, 2004 | 8D | Needle case | Allan E. Parrish |
| Friday, April 16, 2004 | 31D | One with notions | Ed Early |
| Friday, January 02, 2004 | 15A | Choice for small toiletries | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Wednesday, July 23, 2003 | 1D | Place for pins | Ed Early |
| Monday, July 21, 2003 | 8D | Needle case | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| Monday, September 02, 2002 | 60A | Needle case | Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, August 26, 2002 | 55D | Carrier for needles and pins | Charles E. Gersch |
| Tuesday, June 25, 2002 | 16A | Needle holder | Kelly Clark |
| Monday, June 17, 2002 | 18D | Needle case | Janice M. Putney |
| Monday, March 25, 2002 | 13A | Needlecase | Gerald R. Ferguson |
| Saturday, February 02, 2002 | 8D | Special case? | A. J. Santora |
| Tuesday, January 15, 2002 | 29D | Pin's place | Kelly Clark |
| Thursday, June 21, 2001 | 59D | Pin holder | Peter Abide |
| Monday, March 26, 2001 | 65A | Sewing case | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2000 | 54D | Pincushion alternative | Greg Staples |
| Sunday, August 13, 2000 | 103D | Pins' place | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Wednesday, July 19, 2000 | 53D | Small case | Philip Lew |
| Monday, April 03, 2000 | 12D | Pins and needles holder | Gregory E. Paul |
| Monday, March 27, 2000 | 11D | Sewing case | Dave and Diane Epperson |
| Monday, February 07, 2000 | 16A | Place to put a thimble | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, February 06, 2000 | 2D | Needle holder | Richard Hughes |
| Tuesday, December 21, 1999 | 27D | Needle holder | Richard Hughes |
| Sunday, July 04, 1999 | 65D | Needle case | Greg Staples |
| Friday, June 18, 1999 | 37D | A case of pins and needles | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Wednesday, April 14, 1999 | 70A | Place for embroidery scissors | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Wednesday, February 24, 1999 | 14A | Needle case | Mark Elliot Skolsky |
| Friday, February 19, 1999 | 60A | It has notions | Dana Motley |
| Thursday, December 24, 1998 | 18A | Holder of combs, perfumes, etc. | Jim Page |
| Thursday, October 08, 1998 | 54A | Case for small scissors | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Monday, August 31, 1998 | 39A | Sewing case | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Thursday, July 23, 1998 | 21D | Pincushion alternative | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, April 14, 1998 | 8D | Place for small scissors | Diane C. Baldwin |
| Wednesday, December 03, 1997 | 59A | Decorative case | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, December 02, 1997 | 22D | Needle case | Alan Olschwang |
| Thursday, November 20, 1997 | 65A | Toiletries case | Raymond Hamel |
| Tuesday, November 11, 1997 | 65A | Pins and needles holder | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Tuesday, October 14, 1997 | 59A | Needle case | Robert Malinow |
| Monday, June 02, 1997 | 67A | Sewing case | Gregory E. Paul |
| Tuesday, November 19, 1996 | 46D | Sundries case | G. E. Paul |
| Thursday, November 14, 1996 | 16A | Needle case | N. S. Ross |
| Tuesday, October 08, 1996 | 31D | Holder for needles and things | E. C. Gorski |
| Thursday, May 30, 1996 | 2D | Ornamental case | N. S. Wizer |
| Tuesday, November 14, 1995 | 28D | Needle case | Gregory E. Paul |
| Thursday, November 02, 1995 | 49D | Needle case | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Monday, October 02, 1995 | 43A | Needle case | Joy L. Wouk |
| Wednesday, August 02, 1995 | 35A | Needle case | James Neal |
| Tuesday, April 04, 1995 | 63A | Needle case | David J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, February 01, 1995 | 56D | Toiletries case | Chet Currier |
| Monday, December 05, 1994 | 3D | Sewing case | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Sunday, June 12, 1994 | 17D | Needle case | Frances Hansen |
| Thursday, December 09, 1993 | 58D | Needle case | Janie Lyons |