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10 results for RUINATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 25, 1988	9D	Damage, in Dixie	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Wed Mar 16, 1988	51A	Wreak destruction, in Dixie	Jesse Roarke	Maleska
Mon Jan 19, 1987	40D	Fallen into decay	Mary C. Whitten	Maleska
Sun Jun 24, 1956	52A	Wreck.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Thu Jun 3, 1954	2D	Demolish.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Fri Jan 19, 1951	37D	Demolish.	Alberta Burton	Farrar
Thu Dec 21, 1950	15A	Demolish; destroy.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Nov 21, 1943	150A	Demolish.	W. W. Webster	Farrar
Sun Nov 14, 1943	113D	Bring to downfall.	P. J. Lamanna	Farrar
Sun Aug 22, 1943	131A	Demolish.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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