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21 results for BICS from Shortz Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Thu Jun 8, 2017	33A	Certain lighters	David Steinberg
Tue Mar 21, 2017	45A	Disposable lighters and pens	George Barany and John D. Child
Mon May 11, 2015	1D	Popular ballpoints (2)	Joe DiPietro
Sat Apr 19, 2014	55D	Inexpensive writing implements	Stu Ockman
Sun Mar 23, 2014	95A	Zippo alternatives	Ian Livengood
Sat Feb 1, 2014	4D	Some 27-Down	Will Nediger
Thu Jan 12, 2012	27D	They're flicked	Gareth Bain
Wed Jan 5, 2011	36A	Pens sold in 10-packs	Mr. Ed Sessa
Sat Oct 3, 2009	25A	Alternatives to Zippos	Doug Peterson
Tue Sep 8, 2009	1D	Popular ballpoints (2)	Alan Arbesfeld
Thu Jul 2, 2009	32D	Inexpensive pens	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Tue Nov 20, 2007	18D	Some ballpoints (3)	Larry Shearer
Fri Dec 2, 2005	20A	Popular writers	Patrick Merrell
Wed Aug 31, 2005	1A	Popular pens (2)	Alan Arbesfeld
Fri Feb 21, 2003	52A	Certain pens	Patrick Berry
Fri Jun 16, 2000	15A	Some ballpoints (3)	Manny Nosowsky
Tue Jan 11, 2000	10A	Popular pens (2)	Fran and Lou Sabin
Thu Apr 16, 1998	62A	Writers with caps?	Elizabeth C. Gorski
Sun Nov 17, 1996	42D	Some pens (2)	N. N. Joline
Wed May 29, 1996	1A	Some pens (2)	R. Norris
Sun Jun 18, 1995	54D	Some ballpoints (3)	Rich Norris

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