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5 results for EMPALES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 26, 1991	25D	Transfixes: Var.	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Sun Aug 8, 1971	94D	Pierces: Var.	Henry V. Straka	Weng
Wed Jul 19, 1961	40D	Fixes on something pointed.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 4, 1957	82D	Pierces: Var.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jun 25, 1950	26A	Pierces with a stick: Var.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar

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