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1 result for SPADEWORK from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 2, 1997	112A	Preliminary drudgery	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Shortz

10 results for SPADEWORK from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Apr 10, 1991	10D	Preliminary preparation	William E. Heinemann	Maleska
Mon Mar 18, 1985	3D	Preparations	Tangredi	Maleska
Mon Jul 23, 1984	34D	Preliminaries	James R. Burns	Maleska
Sat Jul 14, 1984	13D	Preparation	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Fri May 12, 1967	10D	Preliminary drudgery.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Sep 18, 1966	87A	Preparation.	Jean Reed	Farrar
Thu Aug 18, 1966	3D	Initial effort.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 28, 1962	32A	Preliminary drudgery.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 18, 1962	10D	Preliminaries.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sat Jan 1, 1955	52A	Preliminary labor.	Anthony Morse	Farrar

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