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5 results for SPALE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 2, 1973	24D	Shaving	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 24, 1955	18D	Cross timber.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sat Mar 12, 1955	24D	Cross timber in shipbuilding.	Henry Wolfe	Farrar
Sun Oct 1, 1944	105A	Ship's temporary cross timber.	Agnes Cook	Farrar
Sun Feb 27, 1944	46A	Ship's temporary cross-timber.	James E. Kisner	Farrar

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