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15 results for LAIS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Nov 10, 1993	8D	Medieval ballads	Robert Herrig	Taub
Thu Aug 12, 1993	34A	Certain medieval tales	Robert Dillman	Maleska
Sun Mar 8, 1987	37D	Troubadour's songs	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Sun Aug 29, 1982	25D	Medieval tales	Jim Page	Maleska
Wed Apr 6, 1977	27A	Medieval lyrics	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Sat Nov 8, 1975	36A	Medieval poems	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Thu Sep 4, 1969	56D	Medieval poems.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jan 6, 1969	61A	Burma people.	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 27, 1966	51D	Greek courtesan, circa 300 B.C.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 25, 1965	49A	Greek courtesan of Corinth.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 10, 1952	14A	One-time famous name in Corinth.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 24, 1949	5D	Most beautiful woman of Corinth.	Alice Cook	Farrar
Sun Jul 18, 1948	46D	A hetaera of Corinth, most beautiful woman of her age.	Thomas Jackson	Farrar
Sun Jan 21, 1945	4D	Rival of Phryne.	L. K. Peters	Farrar
Sun Dec 26, 1943	26D	Name of two Greek courtesans.	I. Kert	Farrar

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