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| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 15, 2009 | 57A | Uranium source, e.g. | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Thursday, October 08, 2009 | 22A | Pay dirt | Scott Atkinson |
| Sunday, September 27, 2009 | 29A | Vein contents | Patrick Berry |
| Sunday, August 09, 2009 | 27A | Danish coin | Patrick Blindauer & Andrea Carla Michaels |
| Saturday, August 01, 2009 | 46A | It might hold gold | Martin Ashwood-Smith |
| Thursday, July 16, 2009 | 21D | Lead from a mountain? | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Monday, June 08, 2009 | 39A | Bauxite or galena | Randy Sowell |
| Tuesday, May 26, 2009 | 16A | Vein contents | Mike Nothnagel |
| Friday, May 22, 2009 | 55D | 100ths of a krona | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, May 21, 2009 | 66D | Prospector's prize | Patrick Blindauer |
| Tuesday, May 12, 2009 | 26D | Rich rock | Wayne and P. K. King |
| Sunday, April 05, 2009 | 134D | It's major for miners | Charles Deber |
| Wednesday, March 18, 2009 | 41A | ___-Ida (Tater Tots maker) | Robert A. Doll |
| Friday, March 13, 2009 | 50A | Extraction target | Joon Pahk |
| Saturday, February 21, 2009 | 4D | Elementary stuff | Mike Nothnagel and Byron Walden |
| Sunday, February 15, 2009 | 27A | Iron ___ | Jim Leeds |
| Thursday, February 05, 2009 | 2D | It's found in veins | David J. Kahn |
| Thursday, January 29, 2009 | 32A | 1/100 of a krone | Barry C. Silk |
| Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | 31D | It may be picked | Peter A. Collins |
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 | 58D | Nugget holder | Joe DiPietro |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 49A | Lode load | Harriet Clifton |
| Monday, June 09, 2008 | 64D | Valuable rocks | Paula Gamache |
| Saturday, May 31, 2008 | 8D | Bank deposit, of sorts | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 | 13D | Tram contents | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, March 09, 2008 | 14D | Blast furnace input | Patrick Berry |
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 | 62D | Ida. neighbor | Steven Ginzburg |
| Monday, March 03, 2008 | 66A | Metalliferous rock | C. W. Stewart |
| Monday, February 11, 2008 | 60D | Metal from a mine | Ken Bessette |
| Sunday, January 27, 2008 | 84D | Bauxite, e.g. | Mike Nothnagel |
| Wednesday, December 05, 2007 | 61A | Assayer's stuff | Allan E. Parrish |
| Tuesday, November 20, 2007 | 57D | Seam material | Larry Shearer |
| Thursday, October 25, 2007 | 43A | Norwegian coin | Susan Harrington Smith |
| Tuesday, September 18, 2007 | 24D | Prospecting find | Chuck Deodene |
| Sunday, September 02, 2007 | 48D | Buried treasure | Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, August 26, 2007 | 88D | Blast furnace material | Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper |
| Saturday, August 25, 2007 | 42D | Nugget holder | Myles Callum |
| Thursday, July 12, 2007 | 29A | Cinnabar, e.g. | Michael Shteyman |
| Monday, June 18, 2007 | 21D | Valuable rock | Randall J. Hartman |
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 | 21A | Source of wealth | Donna Hoke Kahwaty |
| Sunday, June 03, 2007 | 79A | It needs refining | Kelsey Blakley |
| Saturday, May 12, 2007 | 19A | It's extracted | Rich Norris |
| Tuesday, May 01, 2007 | 21A | Raw resource | Courtenay Crocker and Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 | 48A | Miner's find | Holden Baker |
| Monday, March 05, 2007 | 8D | Smelter input | Fred Piscop |
| Friday, March 02, 2007 | 10A | Penny : pound :: ___ : krone | Eric Berlin |
| Thursday, February 15, 2007 | 49A | Mining target | Elizabeth Rehfeld |
| Wednesday, January 17, 2007 | 19A | Ida. neighbor | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| Tuesday, December 26, 2006 | 36D | It needs refinement | C. W. Stewart |
| Sunday, December 10, 2006 | 122D | It's found in seams | David J. Kahn |
| Saturday, November 25, 2006 | 55D | Something to pick | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Tuesday, November 14, 2006 | 63D | It needs refining | Sarah Keller |
| Friday, October 27, 2006 | 35D | It may have a lead part | David Bunker |
| Monday, August 21, 2006 | 28D | Miner's load | Elayne Cantor |
| Wednesday, August 09, 2006 | 39A | Vein contents | Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr. |
| Monday, August 07, 2006 | 14A | Mine find | Lynn Lempel |
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 | 66A | Source of iron | Fred Piscop |
| Monday, July 10, 2006 | 28D | Lode load | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, July 05, 2006 | 22D | Lode load | Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 | 43A | Source of iron | Damon J. Gulczynski |
| Tuesday, May 02, 2006 | 57D | Valuable rock | Peter A. Collins |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2006 | 26A | Mined rock | Pete Muller |
| Friday, March 03, 2006 | 52A | Swedish coins | Tyler Hinman |
| Thursday, March 02, 2006 | 21D | Mineral source | Patrick Merrell |
| Wednesday, March 01, 2006 | 40A | Something to slag | Richard Silvestri |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 | 47A | Valuable rock | Patrick Merrell |
| Monday, January 23, 2006 | 57D | Mine find | Mark T. Milhet |
| Monday, January 02, 2006 | 33A | Miner's find | Linda Schechet Tucker |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 | 67A | Refinable rock | Kurt Mengel and Jan-Michele Gianette |
| Wednesday, October 12, 2005 | 21A | Source of iron | Paul Guttormsson |
| Wednesday, October 05, 2005 | 13D | Load from a lode | Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, September 11, 2005 | 70D | Smelter input | Patrick Berry |
| Saturday, September 10, 2005 | 34D | Swedish coin | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, August 22, 2005 | 16A | Lode deposit | Lynn Lempel |
| Tuesday, August 16, 2005 | 46A | "?ite" compound, often | Randall J. Hartman |
| Monday, August 01, 2005 | 29A | Miner's discovery | Kendall Twigg |
| Thursday, July 21, 2005 | 62D | Vein contents | Patrick Blindauer |
| Tuesday, July 05, 2005 | 62D | Miner's find | Beth Hinshaw |
| Sunday, June 19, 2005 | 78A | It may be found in a pocket | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, June 14, 2005 | 58D | Assayer's stuff | Sarah Keller |
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 | 49A | Beryl, e.g. | Richard Chisholm |
| Sunday, May 15, 2005 | 25D | Prospector's interest | Patrick Berry |
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 | 59D | Miner matter | Victor Fleming |
| Wednesday, April 20, 2005 | 28A | Lead ___ | Joe DiPietro |
| Friday, March 18, 2005 | 35D | Graphite, e.g. | Ed Early |
| Sunday, March 06, 2005 | 69D | Rush attraction | John Greenman |
| Monday, February 28, 2005 | 7D | Source of iron or lead | Marjorie Berg |
| Monday, February 21, 2005 | 38A | Metal in rocks | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Friday, February 11, 2005 | 6D | Seamy matter | Manny Nosowsky |
| Monday, February 07, 2005 | 58D | It's north of Calif. | Gordon Seaberg |
| Friday, January 28, 2005 | 51A | It's picked | Eric Berlin |
| Wednesday, January 19, 2005 | 2D | It's extracted | Leonard Williams |
| Friday, December 24, 2004 | 51D | Underground wealth | Sherry O. Blackard |
| Tuesday, December 21, 2004 | 47A | Iron or gold source | Kurt Mengel |
| Wednesday, September 29, 2004 | 23A | Bonanza find | Verna Suit |
| Monday, September 27, 2004 | 24A | Calif.'s northern neighbor | Gregory Paul |
| Friday, September 24, 2004 | 5D | Bucket conveyor's load | Patrick Berry |
| Tuesday, September 07, 2004 | 20A | Mine find | Sarah Keller |
| Tuesday, August 24, 2004 | 58D | Vein contents | Lynn Lempel |
| Monday, August 23, 2004 | 65D | Mine find | Nancy Salomon and Kyle Mahowald |
| Sunday, June 27, 2004 | 49A | It can be picked out | Peter Abide and Steven Kahn |
| Sunday, May 09, 2004 | 123D | Bank deposit | Charles M. Deber |
| Tuesday, April 27, 2004 | 22D | Smelter input | Janet R. Bender |
| Wednesday, March 31, 2004 | 28D | Metallurgist's material | Randy Sowell |
| Wednesday, February 25, 2004 | 58D | Bonanza find | Nancy S. Ross |
| Sunday, February 15, 2004 | 60A | Bauxite, e.g. | Derrick Niederman |
| Thursday, January 01, 2004 | 41D | Smeltery input | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, December 15, 2003 | 19A | Assayer's material | Sarah Keller |
| Monday, October 20, 2003 | 54D | Miner's load | Lynn Lempel |
| Tuesday, September 30, 2003 | 60D | Pay dirt | Kevan Choset |
| Sunday, July 20, 2003 | 64D | Find for 8-Across | Patrick Merrell |
| Monday, June 23, 2003 | 58D | Prospector's prize | Raymond Hamel |
| Thursday, June 05, 2003 | 61D | Kind of deposit | David J. Kahn |
| Sunday, April 06, 2003 | 41A | Iron ___ | Joe DiPietro |
| Wednesday, April 02, 2003 | 64D | Mine find | Kelly Clark |
| Wednesday, February 19, 2003 | 11D | Lode load | Sarah Keller |
| Sunday, January 12, 2003 | 8D | Tramcar load | Patrick Berry |
| Wednesday, January 01, 2003 | 65D | Vein find | Ed Early |
| Tuesday, December 24, 2002 | 58A | Metal container | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| Monday, December 09, 2002 | 61D | Mine find | Sarah Keller |
| Tuesday, December 03, 2002 | 40D | Excavation find | Tyler Hinman |
| Monday, November 18, 2002 | 16A | Smeltery input | Nancy Salomon and Gail Grabowski |
| Tuesday, November 12, 2002 | 37A | A load off one's mine? | Adam Cohen |
| Monday, November 11, 2002 | 5D | Metallic rock | Gregory E. Paul |
| Sunday, November 10, 2002 | 54A | Mesabi range find | Cathy Millhauser |
| Monday, October 07, 2002 | 66D | Source of iron | Greg Staples |
| Wednesday, September 18, 2002 | 18D | Mined-over matter? | David J. Kahn |
| Friday, August 30, 2002 | 10D | Rush attraction | Patrick Merrell |
| Sunday, June 09, 2002 | 64D | Can you dig it? | Randolph Ross |
| Saturday, June 01, 2002 | 28A | Bank deposit? | Rich Norris |
| Saturday, April 27, 2002 | 11D | It might be found in a rush | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Monday, April 08, 2002 | 12D | See 11-Down | Richard Chisholm |
| Wednesday, February 06, 2002 | 37D | It's picked out | Joe DiPietro |
| Sunday, January 20, 2002 | 18D | It may be sought in a rush | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Sunday, January 06, 2002 | 77D | Part of a krone | Frank A. Longo |
| Wednesday, December 19, 2001 | 24D | You can dig it | Don West |
| Tuesday, December 18, 2001 | 28D | Mine find | Sarah Keller |
| Friday, December 07, 2001 | 35A | It may be in a bed | Joe DiPietro |
| Wednesday, August 22, 2001 | 39A | Scandinavian currency | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Thursday, July 05, 2001 | 63A | It might be picked apart | Peter Gordon |
| Tuesday, July 03, 2001 | 8D | Bauxite or magnetite | Randall J. Hartman |
| Tuesday, June 19, 2001 | 13D | Hematite, for one | Tyler Hinman |
| Sunday, May 20, 2001 | 25A | Subject of testing | Alan Arbesfeld |
| Tuesday, May 08, 2001 | 40A | Bauxite, e.g. | Mark P. Sherwood |
| Monday, April 02, 2001 | 43A | Miner's quest | Peter Gordon |
| Wednesday, March 14, 2001 | 64D | Pay dirt | Greg Staples |
| Thursday, February 15, 2001 | 13D | It's fine for a refinery | David Ainslie Macleod |
| Wednesday, January 03, 2001 | 37A | Tram filler | Fred Piscop |
| Friday, December 29, 2000 | 9D | Valuable deposit | David J. Kahn |
| Wednesday, November 15, 2000 | 60D | Seam content | Chuck Deodene |
| Saturday, October 21, 2000 | 29A | Buried treasure | Bob Klahn |
| Sunday, September 24, 2000 | 16D | You can dig it | Randolph Ross |
| Saturday, September 16, 2000 | 60D | Contents of 28-Across | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Wednesday, September 13, 2000 | 31D | Load from a lode | Jim Morton |
| Monday, September 11, 2000 | 21A | Mine extraction | Gregory E. Paul |
| Tuesday, July 18, 2000 | 22D | Refinable rock | Richard Silvestri |
| Saturday, July 15, 2000 | 23A | Scandinavian money | David J. Kahn |
| Tuesday, July 11, 2000 | 31D | Pay dirt | Nick Grivas and Nancy Salomon |
| Sunday, June 04, 2000 | 34A | Parts of a krona | Martin Schneider |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2000 | 42A | Miner's find | Peter Gordon |
| Friday, May 12, 2000 | 5D | Objective for 25-Across | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, May 09, 2000 | 7D | Seam contents | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Wednesday, April 05, 2000 | 64D | Vein pursuit | Frances Hansen |
| Monday, April 03, 2000 | 43A | Shipment to a mill | Gregory E. Paul |
| Wednesday, March 15, 2000 | 15A | It may be reached by tunnel | Jim Page |
| Thursday, February 24, 2000 | 66D | Bauxite, e.g. | Manny Nosowsky |
| Thursday, February 17, 2000 | 16A | Metallurgist's subject | Matt Gaffney and David Bianco |
| Sunday, January 02, 2000 | 45D | It's found in banks | Rich Norris |
| Thursday, December 30, 1999 | 61D | Sourdough's find | Alan Jay Weiss |
| Wednesday, December 01, 1999 | 64A | It may have a silver lining | Bill Zais and Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, November 30, 1999 | 42A | Source of iron | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, November 21, 1999 | 77D | Miner's quarry | Patrick D. Berry |
| Sunday, October 17, 1999 | 162D | Vein glory? | Bob and Sharon Klahn |
| Thursday, September 23, 1999 | 59D | Sourdough's find | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| Friday, August 20, 1999 | 42D | It's pursued in vein | Manny Nosowsky |
| Tuesday, July 27, 1999 | 14A | It's found in the ground | Alfio Micci |
| Wednesday, July 14, 1999 | 33D | Where Salem is: Abbr. | Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, July 12, 1999 | 23A | Mine diggings | Carol R. Blumenstein |
| Sunday, July 11, 1999 | 82A | Rough stuff | Nancy Salomon |
| Monday, May 24, 1999 | 60D | Smelter input | Gregory E. Paul |
| Saturday, May 08, 1999 | 60D | Riches from ditches | Richard Hughes |
| Tuesday, April 27, 1999 | 56A | Prospector's find | Fred Piscop |
| Sunday, March 28, 1999 | 121D | Paydirt | Cathy Millhauser |
| Tuesday, March 16, 1999 | 61D | Assayer's specimen | Fred Piscop |
| Tuesday, January 19, 1999 | 3D | Dig it | Kelly Clark |
| Monday, January 11, 1999 | 32A | Metal to be refined | Randall J. Hartman |
| Sunday, January 03, 1999 | 121D | Tramload | Randolph Ross |
| Sunday, December 13, 1998 | 91A | Profitable extraction | Richard Silvestri |
| Monday, November 23, 1998 | 43A | It's found in the ground | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Sunday, October 18, 1998 | 116D | Valuable rocks | David J. Kahn |
| Thursday, October 15, 1998 | 27A | Some can dig it | David J. Kahn |
| Monday, September 28, 1998 | 52A | It lacks refinement | Robert Dillman |
| Tuesday, September 22, 1998 | 41A | Mine find | Nancy Salomon |
| Tuesday, August 25, 1998 | 28D | Change from a krone | Randy Sowell |
| Tuesday, August 11, 1998 | 37D | Bauxite or hematite | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, July 08, 1998 | 5D | Band of gold? | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| Wednesday, June 24, 1998 | 61D | Comstock output | Richard Silvestri |
| Friday, April 17, 1998 | 27D | It's found in banks | Matt Gaffney |
| Thursday, April 09, 1998 | 37A | Neighbor of Ida. | Betty Jorgensen |
| Friday, February 27, 1998 | 9D | Iron man's quest? | Kevin McCann |
| Wednesday, February 25, 1998 | 45D | Sourdough's find | Robert H. Wolfe |
| Thursday, February 05, 1998 | 48A | Bonanza find | Cathy Millhauser |
| Wednesday, February 04, 1998 | 65A | You can dig it | Fred Piscop |
| Wednesday, January 28, 1998 | 44A | Mine find | Mark Gottlieb |
| Wednesday, January 21, 1998 | 44A | Dig it! | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| Tuesday, November 18, 1997 | 28D | Mine metal | Peter Gordon |
| Tuesday, September 30, 1997 | 19A | Mined metal | Nancy Schuster |
| Sunday, September 14, 1997 | 27A | Hard rock, maybe | Frank Longo |
| Thursday, August 28, 1997 | 63A | Stuff of mine | Shannon Burns |
| Saturday, August 23, 1997 | 32A | Nickel in a pocket, say? | Rich Norris |
| Saturday, August 16, 1997 | 61A | Mined-over matter | Matt Gaffney |
| Wednesday, May 28, 1997 | 13A | Mine product | Ed Early |
| Sunday, April 06, 1997 | 72A | Norwegian coin | Rich Norris |
| Monday, March 17, 1997 | 52A | Wash. neighbor | Stephanie Spadaccini |
| Monday, March 10, 1997 | 45A | Great Lakes cargo | Gregory E. Paul |
| Saturday, February 15, 1997 | 30A | Fissure filler | J. Clonick |
| Friday, January 31, 1997 | 23A | Get a lode of this! | M. Gaffney |
| Thursday, January 16, 1997 | 16A | Smeltery pile | W. R. Williams |
| Monday, December 02, 1996 | 20A | Smeltery input | D. L. Wilk |
| Friday, November 22, 1996 | 8D | It runs in veins | A. K. Justin |
| Wednesday, November 13, 1996 | 35A | It's unsmelted | M. Nosowsky |
| Sunday, November 10, 1996 | 23D | Cuprite, e.g. | R. Hamel |
| Tuesday, September 24, 1996 | 21A | Mine material | S. Spadaccini |
| Friday, July 12, 1996 | 46A | Smelter input | Chuck Deodene |
| Wednesday, May 15, 1996 | 4D | Tram cargo | A.J. Santora |
| Monday, May 13, 1996 | 8D | Silver container | S. L. Robbins |
| Sunday, May 12, 1996 | 51A | You can dig it | R. Silvestri |
| Thursday, April 25, 1996 | 13D | Bauxite, e.g. | W. Canine |
| Wednesday, April 17, 1996 | 46A | It might need refining | F. Heaney |
| Saturday, March 16, 1996 | 60D | Nev. neighbor | G. R. Ferguson |
| Friday, February 09, 1996 | 65D | Tramful, maybe | Rich Norris |
| Wednesday, February 07, 1996 | 41A | Lode load | Frank A. Longo |
| Monday, January 29, 1996 | 11D | Metal to be refined | G. Paul |
| Sunday, December 31, 1995 | 31A | It's of miner concern | Bob Klahn |
| Monday, November 20, 1995 | 20D | Silver container | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Friday, November 17, 1995 | 49A | Dolomite, e.g. | Fran & Lou Sabin |
| Tuesday, October 10, 1995 | 30D | Miner's quest | Janet R. Bender |
| Friday, September 01, 1995 | 37D | Pay dirt | Thomas W. Schier |
| Sunday, August 27, 1995 | 5D | Can you dig it? | Martin Schneider |
| Thursday, August 03, 1995 | 67D | It needs refinement | Wayne Robert Williams |
| Monday, July 24, 1995 | 44A | Mine metal | Amy Goldstein & Julian Ochrymowych |
| Wednesday, July 12, 1995 | 19A | Mill shipment | Robert Malinow |
| Wednesday, May 03, 1995 | 61A | Smelter input | Chuck Deodene |
| Sunday, April 23, 1995 | 46A | Bank deposit? | Randolph Ross |
| Sunday, April 02, 1995 | 66A | Pay dirt | Norman S. Wizer |
| Thursday, February 16, 1995 | 40D | Return on a deposit? | Christopher Hurt |
| Sunday, December 18, 1994 | 93D | Get a lode of this | Manny Nosowsky & Bob Klahn |
| Monday, November 28, 1994 | 24D | Refinery shipment | Jonathan Schmalzbach |
| Sunday, November 20, 1994 | 109A | Swedish cents | Matt Gaffney |
| Monday, November 07, 1994 | 20A | Mine yield | Randall J. Hartman |
| Wednesday, November 02, 1994 | 59D | Wash. neighbor | Harvey Estes |
| Monday, October 24, 1994 | 47A | Mine output | Sidney L. Robbins |
| Monday, October 03, 1994 | 28A | Metal-in-the-rough | Stanley Newman |
| Sunday, September 25, 1994 | 83A | Galena, e.g. | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| Saturday, August 27, 1994 | 3D | Hematite, e.g. | Joy L. Wouk |
| Saturday, July 23, 1994 | 2D | Bank deposit | Randolph Ross |
| Thursday, June 16, 1994 | 18A | Dig it! | Jim Page |
| Sunday, June 12, 1994 | 77A | Pay dirt | Frances Hansen |
| Thursday, April 21, 1994 | 28A | Dig this | Timothy S. Lewis |
| Monday, April 11, 1994 | 36A | Mine find | Martin Schneider |
| Monday, April 04, 1994 | 43A | It's north of Calif. | Betty Jorgensen |
| Wednesday, March 16, 1994 | 56D | Tram contents | Fred Piscop |
| Wednesday, February 23, 1994 | 53D | Ferriferous rock | Joel Davajan |
| Friday, February 11, 1994 | 53A | Tram load | Harvey Estes |
| Friday, January 21, 1994 | 40A | Mine-car load | A.J. Santora |
| Monday, December 20, 1993 | 61A | Prospector's find | Norma Steinberg |
| Thursday, December 09, 1993 | 64D | Vein find | Janie Lyons |