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7 results for TARTES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 12, 1985	46D	Pies, to a cuisinier	Peter Swift	Maleska
Sun Aug 12, 1984	7A	Dijon desserts	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Sat May 15, 1976	43D	Pies, in Paris	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Sun Aug 16, 1970	4D	Pâtisserie goodies	Frances Hansen	Weng
Mon Feb 12, 1962	21A	French pastry.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar
Sun Jan 5, 1958	114D	French pastries.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Sep 10, 1953	44A	French pastries.	Unknown	Farrar

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