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4 results for LYRATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 13, 1956	36A	Shaped like an ancient harp.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jan 1, 1951	50D	Shaped like Homer's instrument.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 22, 1944	2D	Lyre-shaped.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Dec 5, 1943	60A	Spatulate.	Louis Shields	Farrar

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