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16 results for PCB from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Mon Feb 8, 2021	42A	Banned pollutant, in brief (2)	Portia Lundie
Sun Jan 12, 2020	72A	Banned pollutant, for short	Evan Mahnken and David Steinberg
Mon May 14, 2018	46D	Banned pollutant, in brief (2)	Andrea Carla Michaels
Sat Feb 24, 2018	46D	Chemical contaminant, for short	John Guzzetta
Mon May 13, 2013	38A	E.P.A.-proscribed compound, for short	Allan E. Parrish
Mon Jun 4, 2012	11A	Banned organic compound, for short	John R. O'Brien
Sun Mar 20, 2011	106A	Environmental pollutant, for short	Brendan Emmett Quigley
Sun Jan 24, 2010	145D	Toxic chemical, for short	David Kwong and Kevan Choset
Wed Apr 29, 2009	53A	Toxic pollutant, for short	Barry C. Silk
Sun Aug 26, 2007	51D	Outlawed pollutant, for short	Andrew M. Greene and Craig Kasper
Mon May 7, 2001	1D	Chem. contaminant	Nancy Salomon and Bob Frank
Sat Mar 18, 2000	59D	Wildlife threat, briefly	Rich Norris
Tue Mar 14, 2000	49A	Chem. pollutant	Cynthia Joy Higgins
Mon Mar 22, 1999	30D	Toxic compound, for short (2)	Gregory E. Paul
Thu Sep 1, 1994	10D	Banned chemical compound	Manny Nosowsky
Sat Mar 26, 1994	29D	Toxic compound, for short (2)	Randolph Ross

3 results for PCB from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Oct 15, 1993	7A	Chemical pollutant	Dorothy Elliott	Taub
Sun Oct 3, 1993	65D	A water pollutant	Warren W. Reich	Taub
Sun Jul 24, 1983	69D	Controversial chemical	Stanley Glass	Maleska

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