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3 results for BELATES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Aug 23, 1961	37D	Delays.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue May 1, 1951	9D	Retards.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 14, 1945	17A	Makes tardy.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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