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19 results for PILI from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 16, 1990	32D	Hairs, to biologists	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Thu Jan 14, 1988	37D	Philippine tree	Dorothy Cannan	Maleska
Sat Nov 12, 1983	54D	Nut from a Philippine tree	Virginia Hassinger	Maleska
Wed Dec 17, 1980	50A	Java almond	Timothy Hoy	Maleska
Tue Oct 2, 1979	52D	Hairs on Hadrian's head	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Mon Dec 20, 1976	17A	Philippine nut	Lucile H. Bowers	Weng
Sat Aug 28, 1971	57D	P. I. nut tree	Unknown	Weng
Mon May 18, 1970	35A	Botanical hairs	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 2, 1968	32A	Hair: Prefix.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Wed Feb 17, 1965	10A	Hair: Prefix.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 20, 1964	25D	Java almond.	James E. Hinish, Jr.	Farrar
Mon Jan 6, 1964	29A	Nut of a Philippine tree.	Thomas P. Byrne	Farrar
Sun Sep 4, 1960	128D	Almondlike nut of P. I.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue Sep 16, 1958	2D	Hair: Comb. form.	Anthony Morse	Farrar
Mon Dec 2, 1957	25D	Hair: Prefix.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 27, 1956	12D	Hair: Comb. form.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sun Mar 26, 1950	112D	Hairs: Bot.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Aug 1, 1948	77A	Hair: Comb. form.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Nov 11, 1945	88A	Hair: Comb. form.	Louis Baron	Farrar

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