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21 results for VAE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Mar 11, 1986	62D	Nero's "Alas!"	H. Hastings Reddall	Maleska
Sat May 16, 1981	14D	Cicero's "Alas!"	Vaughn Keith	Maleska
Sun Mar 23, 1980	125D	___ victis	Hal R. Hollinger	Maleska
Sat Feb 21, 1976	40A	___ victis	Hallie & Gerald Parsons	Weng
Sun Feb 1, 1976	112A	"___ victis"	John Vezendy	Weng
Sun Jan 13, 1974	63D	Caesar's alas	Edward J. O'Brien	Weng
Sun Dec 3, 1972	1A	Alas, to Caesar	Elmer Toro	Weng
Sat Mar 20, 1971	42D	___ victus (woe to the conquered)	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 23, 1968	70A	___ victis (woe to the conquered): Lat.	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Sun Mar 14, 1965	44A	___ victis (woe to the conquered): Lat.	Hume R. Craft	Farrar
Tue Jul 21, 1964	55A	___ victis (woe to the conquered).	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jul 18, 1963	54D	Woe, in Latin.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 23, 1961	57D	___ victus (woe to the conquered): Lat.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Dec 1, 1960	58D	___ victis (woe to the conquered): Lat.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Mar 31, 1960	47D	Woe!: Lat.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 6, 1959	79D	___ victis (woe to the conquered): Lat.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon Feb 16, 1959	10D	___ victis (woe to the conquered): Lat.	Edward Canstein	Farrar
Wed Nov 5, 1958	32A	___ victis (woe to the vanquished): Lat.	Alexander Daniels	Farrar
Thu Jan 26, 1956	29A	___ victis (woe to the conquered): Lat.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Fri Apr 16, 1954	22A	Alas!: Latin.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 1, 1949	130D	Alas!: Lat.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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