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5 results for CRAKES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Mar 9, 1990	46D	Long-legged rails	William Baxley	Maleska
Sun Oct 30, 1977	47A	Marsh birds	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Wed Nov 28, 1962	45D	Rail birds.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Nov 10, 1953	39D	Game birds.	George Henderson	Farrar
Sat Jan 10, 1953	2D	Birds of the rail family.	Edward Buckler	Farrar

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