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1 result for PATA from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 22, 1997	22D	___-cake (baby's game)	Rose White	Shortz

25 results for PATA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 22, 1991	9A	Paw, to Pedro	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Sun Feb 11, 1990	85D	___-cake (child's game)	Arnold Moss	Maleska
Sat Aug 5, 1989	10D	___-cake (child's game)	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Tue Jan 31, 1989	1D	___-cake (children's game)	Norma Steinberg	Maleska
Mon Mar 28, 1983	28A	___-cake (tots' game)	Virginia L. Yates	Maleska
Sat Apr 19, 1980	32A	___-cake (children's game)	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Tue Mar 30, 1976	6A	___-cake	Dennis Listort	Weng
Thu Aug 2, 1973	62A	___-cake	Unknown	Weng
Tue Apr 13, 1971	45D	___-cake	Unknown	Weng
Sat Oct 3, 1970	19A	___-cake	Unknown	Weng
Mon May 18, 1970	45D	___-cake	Unknown	Weng
Wed Apr 1, 1970	33A	___-cake	Unknown	Weng
Thu Jul 10, 1969	5A	___-cake.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Aug 12, 1966	23D	"___-cake ... "	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Nov 15, 1965	54D	___-cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 26, 1962	10A	___-cake.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Apr 22, 1962	28A	___-cake.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Mar 5, 1961	70A	Hindu sword.	Christine Valence	Farrar
Fri Jun 10, 1960	48D	___-cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Mar 9, 1960	36A	___ cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Oct 6, 1958	48D	___-cake.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Thu Apr 24, 1958	54A	___-cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 10, 1958	19A	___-cake.	A. H. Drummond, Jr.	Farrar
Fri Dec 13, 1957	17A	___-cake.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 7, 1952	38D	Turban worn in India.	Unknown	Farrar

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