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2 results for SHELLACS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jul 8, 2006	3D	Whups	Barry C. Silk	Shortz
Fri Jun 14, 2002	32D	Beats badly	Randolph Ross	Shortz

9 results for SHELLACS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 21, 1985	49A	Beats all hollow	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Mon Mar 8, 1976	27A	Trounces	F. Coates	Weng
Mon Jan 26, 1976	4D	Trounces	Martha J. DeWitt	Weng
Sat Aug 18, 1973	34D	Varnishes	Unknown	Weng
Wed May 27, 1970	27A	Defeats decisively: Colloq.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 17, 1967	10D	Resins.	William A. Lewis, Jr.	Farrar
Sun May 12, 1963	80D	Furniture finishes.	William Weng	Farrar
Mon Jan 23, 1961	24A	Resin products.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Nov 19, 1953	42A	Defeats decisively: Slang.	Unknown	Farrar

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