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1 result for AVOCETS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author
Sun Jan 28, 2018	18A	Wading birds	Priscilla Clark and Jeff Chen

1 result for AVOCETS from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Oct 27, 2013	Cryptic	26A	Birds flying to caves (7)	Richard Silvestri

6 results for AVOCETS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 9, 1988	97A	Long-legged shorebirds	Nancy Nicholson Joline	Maleska
Sun Apr 9, 1978	70D	Stilts' kin	Christopher Busch	Maleska
Mon Jun 18, 1962	25A	Shore birds.	Joseph Crowell	Farrar
Fri Apr 13, 1951	17A	Long-legged shore birds.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 6, 1949	103D	Wading birds.	Henry A. Wolfe	Farrar
Sun Aug 4, 1946	54D	Curved-billed wading birds.	Lester Keene	Farrar

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