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6 results for ARBELA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 23, 1978	6D	Old Assyrian city	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sun Jul 28, 1974	90D	Ancient battle town	Tanaquil Le Clercq	Weng
Sun Nov 14, 1971	80D	Old Assyrian city	Thomas Sheehan	Weng
Wed Jul 5, 1967	20A	Scene of battle, 331 BC.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Apr 28, 1962	28D	Ancient Assyrian city.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Fri Jun 10, 1960	40D	Scene of victory for Alexander the Great, 331 B. C.	Unknown	Farrar

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