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1 result for BEWAILS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 30, 1997	45A	Loudly laments	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

4 results for BEWAILS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Feb 17, 1968	9D	Deplores.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 24, 1964	37D	Complains about.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Oct 28, 1955	53A	Mourns over.	Isaac Kert	Farrar
Tue Feb 23, 1954	51A	Laments.	Cora Goodman	Farrar

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