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1 result for OCREA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 14, 2008	54D	Papery sheath on a plant stem	Damon J. Gulczynski	Shortz

22 results for OCREA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Feb 15, 1988	27D	Sheath of a leafstalk	Fred Toole	Maleska
Mon Jun 1, 1987	16D	Sheath of a leafstalk	Sidney L. Robbins	Maleska
Sun Jun 10, 1979	43D	Stem covering	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Sun Feb 19, 1978	115A	Stem covering	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Tue Aug 9, 1977	52D	Sheath of a leafstalk	Jim Page	Maleska
Tue Oct 28, 1975	47D	Plant-stem sheath	Sara V. Tuckerman	Weng
Fri Oct 4, 1974	36A	Plant sheath	Marie West	Weng
Sun Jun 30, 1974	74A	Botanical sheath	Nancy W. Atkinson	Weng
Sun Jun 23, 1974	90D	Botanical sheath	Frances Hansen	Weng
Sun Feb 25, 1973	59D	Botanical sheath	Arnold Moss	Weng
Wed Nov 25, 1970	62A	Sheaf of a leafstalk	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 1, 1970	53D	Botanical sheath	Unknown	Weng
Mon Mar 16, 1970	64A	Stem sheath	Unknown	Weng
Mon May 22, 1967	14A	Flower part.	Mary Murdoch	Farrar
Sat Mar 26, 1966	53D	Zoological sheath.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sat Jan 22, 1966	50D	Stem covering, in botany.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 16, 1964	11D	Stem covering, in botany.	Michael Dubin	Farrar
Mon Mar 28, 1955	46D	Sheath for a leaf stalk.	Ruth H. Oliver	Farrar
Fri Jan 7, 1955	32A	Stem sheath.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jan 11, 1953	6D	Flower sheath.	Albert Carroll	Farrar
Sun Feb 18, 1951	90D	Sheath around petiole base: Bot.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Fri Jan 26, 1951	6D	Sheath around the base of a leafstalk.	Unknown	Farrar

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