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5 results for LACERY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Jun 3, 1986	49A	Intertwining pattern	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Fri Oct 19, 1984	40D	Intricate webbed pattern	Charlotte Shore	Maleska
Fri Apr 27, 1984	25A	Openwork appearance	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Fri Sep 18, 1981	45A	Meshy pattern	Raymond F. Eisner	Maleska
Fri Jul 1, 1955	45D	Fine needlework pattern.	Victor Goldfarb	Farrar

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