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8 results for EMPALE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 27, 1991	13D	Spear	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Maleska
Sat Nov 4, 1989	49D	Stick with a stake: Var.	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Sun Dec 1, 1985	48D	Transfix	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Thu Dec 10, 1981	42D	Run through with a skewer	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sat Feb 8, 1975	5D	Pierce: Var.	Herb L. Risteen	Weng
Thu Jul 27, 1967	2D	Fix upon a stake: Var.	Sara V. Tuckerman	Farrar
Sat Mar 4, 1961	9D	Transfix: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Feb 13, 1949	112D	Pierce.	Howard O. Smith	Farrar

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