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2 results for TREENAIL from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 9, 1994	17D	Shipbuilder's pin	Bryant White	Shortz
Sat May 14, 1994	7D	Ship timber peg	Rand H. Burns	Shortz

4 results for TREENAIL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 16, 1987	57A	Ship's timber fastener	R. S. Jones	Maleska
Mon Jul 18, 1966	51A	Wooden peg, used in shipbuilding.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 10, 1963	39D	Wooden pin on a wooden ship.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 5, 1954	20A	Wooden peg that swells when wet.	Ralph Henderson	Farrar

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