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1 result for TROUGHS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Feb 21, 2013	70A	Seafloor features	Paul Hunsberger	Shortz

4 results for TROUGHS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 25, 1986	17D	Depressions between waves	Jeanne Wilson	Maleska
Sun Apr 13, 1986	98D	Depressions between waves	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Sun Dec 17, 1967	65D	Farm structures.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1966	12D	V-shaped channels.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar

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