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1 result for LAIUS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 6, 2011	53A	Father and victim of Oedipus	Gary Whitehead	Shortz

5 results for LAIUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 2, 1973	8D	Father of Oedipus	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 5, 1971	113A	Father of Oedipus	Hume R. Craft	Weng
Thu Oct 15, 1970	33D	Oedipus's father	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 19, 1967	43D	Father of Oedipus.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Tue Mar 29, 1966	14A	Mythical king of Thebes.	Unknown	Farrar

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