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5 results for SEMES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Sep 30, 1970	40A	Dotted patterns in heraldry	Unknown	Weng
Sun Mar 1, 1970	89D	Ornamental patterns	A. J. Santora	Weng
Fri Apr 1, 1960	28D	Sprinklings, in art.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 25, 1959	34A	Ornamentations in art.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Sep 7, 1959	14D	Ornamentations in art.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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