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11 results for HERL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 28, 1993	2D	Angler's barb	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Thu Jul 26, 1990	10D	Angler's fly	Patterson Pepple	Maleska
Fri Feb 2, 1979	65A	Artificial fishing fly	Jordan S. Lasher	Maleska
Mon Feb 11, 1974	47D	Feather barb	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Sun Aug 1, 1971	52D	Artificial fly	Mary M. Murdoch	Weng
Thu Oct 8, 1970	23A	Fishing-fly barb	Unknown	Weng
Wed Apr 8, 1970	34D	Artificial fly	Unknown	Weng
Sun Sep 22, 1968	26A	Feather barb (in fly tying)	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Aug 7, 1966	31A	Feathered fly for fishing.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sat Jun 10, 1961	46A	Feather barb used in anglers' flies.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Apr 5, 1958	41D	Fishing fly with feather barbs.	Unknown	Farrar

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