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8 results for PILEA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Nov 29, 1988	42A	Parrots' pates	Whitten	Maleska
Fri May 13, 1983	22D	Birds' pates	Fraas	Maleska
Sun Nov 7, 1982	28A	Locales for crests	Vincent L. Osborne	Maleska
Sun Dec 20, 1970	24A	Tops of birds' heads	Anne Fox	Weng
Sun Aug 25, 1968	24A	Tops of birds' heads	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sat Jun 23, 1962	25D	Tops of birds' heads.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Jun 9, 1959	27D	Tops of birds' heads.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 3, 1958	11D	Tops of birds' heads.	Unknown	Farrar

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