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18 results for NOILS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Oct 5, 1992	24D	Short fibers combed from long ones	Walter Covell	Maleska
Sun Mar 8, 1987	28A	Short textile fibers	Wilson McBeath	Maleska
Thu Apr 15, 1982	20A	Knotted fibers	Louise Earnest	Maleska
Sat Apr 18, 1981	6D	Fibers combed from wool	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Wed Jan 26, 1977	23D	Short fibers	Ronald C. Hirschfeld	Weng
Mon Jul 12, 1976	41A	Fiber knots	Mel Rosen	Weng
Sun Jun 11, 1972	112A	Short fibers	Alexander Black	Weng
Thu Feb 3, 1972	57A	Cotton fibers	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 6, 1971	75D	Short fibers	Fay L. Gieschi	Weng
Tue Mar 5, 1968	65A	Knots of wool.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 29, 1967	11D	Shreds of wool.	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Mon May 2, 1966	27D	Knots of wool.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 12, 1965	70D	Short fibers.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Feb 5, 1965	21A	Knots of wool.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Sep 2, 1960	21D	Knots of wool.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 6, 1955	56A	Shreds of wool or silk.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Sep 8, 1954	45A	Short wool fibers.	George Henderson	Farrar
Wed Jul 28, 1954	18A	Waste fibers of wool.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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