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11 pre-Shortz puzzles by Mary Virginia Orna

Sun 8/28/1988   COMPANION PIECE
HELDCALLCLOPATHOS
PAGANOMOOHATLOCHACHA
INGMARBERGMANTONCHEKHOV
ESSEERNEARCTERMESTA
TOOPTASMULEODES
AMNERISBORERTUNESNAB
MENPORESAUDIESODA
LOUISAMAYALCOTTONMATHER
APPLEITSYHUHUSSPOILS
PETTALEMATIANTA
EROSWANEUPPERSACE
LANACANTRELLAFITZGERALD
TRYSENLISBRAESTLO
ELIETINSAIDATAP
AVERSESCRODMUIRBEAME
JAMESBUCHANANETTEFABRAY
ADASSHARPDOTESETO
REYMELTSLARESSLENDER
TINAARMSENIDULE
ASHEDNEEUNAIRANSLIM
CHARLESHGORENATATEBALDI
TARREDSORELSETHSHEET
GEARSSELLPROSALAS
Sun 1/24/1988   SPECIAL PEOPLE
COLICBLASSTATIC
CASINOORBITTAMARAS
HUMIDORMYRMECOLOGIST
OLPESYPOAARLESSUI
ULARSPOONCREESCHIN
SENSOHOCHIPSCREST
EDOHIEROPHANTCHERTS
LOIREMAINESHAD
SPORESSALLEHANOVER
TIGEROPHIOLOGISTELI
OTISARCACAREEXIT
ITSLYCANTHROPESMITE
CITHARARUINSSTILES
ODESBELLEEWELL
BLENDSARBALESTERODD
YESESAXILSWHENLEE
PACSBRIDEGRANTSOFA
AGAGOGOLIONAFAGIN
SUPERNUMERARYROUTINE
SEEPAGERUNTSCHEESE
SEIZORSETHHOLST
Sun 5/17/1987   AFFAIRS OF STATE
OMEGASOLARCOPSTSAR
LENOSAMINOANAHACRE
ATILTNERDSNEROSORA
NEDDASNAPENITWITTED
ERLEEQUALYVETTE
MOUNTAINLAURELLOO
ALGRENAUCANCARFARE
LALODEUTERTOADYLOD
AVIDOATHTWOPLYBALM
AFROZONESPIREA
BLUEBONNETKINGSALMON
LINEUPAVOWSILL
OBIEPUNISHRANIABBE
OROTOTALICECAPPEER
DENTURESTRIAPAPERS
OTTHOMEONTHERANGE
POITOUARABSURAL
INVERNESSISBASNOBLE
RAABISTOREACTSORER
NINATMENCYRILASIAN
ARIGYENSHESSESAMPS
Sun 3/23/1986   DESIGNER COLLECTION
CANEETHOSSPICAELSA
YVESPIAVEPALARDIOR
MAINBOCHERARILSILLE
ASLEEPARMTRAVESTIES
DESDOPESINCH
MOLLIEPARNISANATHEMA
AXIOMABASEMKTERAT
CAMUSSSWRETILEADZE
ALBIAMORIESEODEON
WIESELREPELSISM
CRISTOBALBALENCIAGA
SALRIATASOTIOSE
BRIBEEDSELCATROSA
RUDIEGOSIMPHIPIPIT
OBOLMCIABEAMREESE
WELLSIANPIERRECARDIN
BURSKONASELY
UNPLEASANTGPSAEGEAN
DELATINEALILLYDACHE
ORESENOLSEROSESHAW
SODSSIXTHSEEDYHOBS
Sun 12/1/1985   INITIAL ENCOUNTERS
VENTFRAPPERESTOME
ALARAROARIMOLAAWES
SSSANPEDROABCMURDERS
TEACARTSSISAKCUDDLE
HIESFATTYCITE
CAPERSSLIERALEHOUSE
ORGANOPECMEMBERSAG
ROWEASISABASESTR
FOOPGACHAMPIONMAMIE
UNDERAGETIANTSPRINT
ELITEDRATSKEATS
SCHEMESIAMOANALYSIS
AROMAHMSPINAFOREOSO
LIULIEUTYOWSHULA
EESNATONATIONDARER
PRECASTSAMENTDEBITS
ORTSETONSVERA
EASIERADUSTLACINESS
GSAFOUNDERPSILOVEYOU
GIBECRIMEEULERREAD
SAUDTATASGRITARKS
Sun 5/12/1985   MAYHEM
CREPELACKSSPAMARSH
LORANIVANIVHERBORATE
ELANDMORINIUSERNIVEN
ALTOSBITTERDOSETEENS
NOORMODEGODSAPOLLO
ALIAMILEDDAY
BEAMEANDWAGNEROSSATDS
INCASEURASIACOPTCHEW
ADESPONYANDORRAURFA
SOSPANEETOACMEPREEN
DESAMORRHEASTACK
ACTRESSESBRITTANDWHITTY
RURALPLIERILLOAS
GRAPEREDDICESCOWTAG
IVIEDIGESTSITOLFARE
VETSANISAHERNESARLEN
ESSANGEANCIENTMEXICAN
DEMSSTONYLEG
ARIOSOTHOUANTIHANS
STARRNERINODDERSTRAP
OLDENTREETRAUMAAERIE
LAINEHISSYELLEDKNAVE
OSIERESTSETAEESSED
Sun 12/9/1984   LITERARY FEAST
RASCALTHOENIBABULS
AREOLAAORTICERRATIC
GRAPESOFWRATHTEATIME
EASEMENTROGERBACON
ARABEMIRENAST
MESONSDORICMALA
OTHOSALICMARIANA
THEMANWHOCAMETODINNER
ENEGOALSAMUSETILT
LONGARMENNISJOLLY
ARAISININTHESUN
WELLSONCLETALEOFA
APIAMAURYPEALEBUS
APECKOFPICKLEDPEPPERS
CANTINARAREEISLA
MAREVIGORCHEESY
SSTSREASONAHA
THEEGGANDIANACONDA
RANGOONUNDERMILKWOOD
AVENUESCLOTHEKINDLE
PETITSTYCOONYESSES
Sun 6/10/1984   PLANT-ERS
SERAYEATSACRESBOA
STROBEMELEEKOALAOID
MARTINBALSAMANTESMOLD
UTAECUSOSIEJACKOAKIE
TENARUMETCOFTPRIER
DAISYMILLERITSAKERS
INEARAURNALL
SNORTSCOTCHATTARELIS
CARMINAROOKSALARMIST
ANDAMANROSEMARYCLOONEY
BOONESDEBARSALAINDEX
ALIFEIRONS
ASSETAMESUMNERASSENT
WILLIAMPRIMROSELITTLER
NOUMENALDUANEACERATE
SNEEARETELORDLYRINSE
RESRAGTRIANN
AMARASPARUSSELLSAGE
BORICHASANTDYESSEA
BIRCHBAYHFIRSPOUTCVI
ALAEAVOIDCOTTONMATHER
CEYRELEEEVIANEMEERS
YDSARARAFERNSPAWS
Sun 12/4/1983   HOMOPHONY
SPECHIRAMPAOLIPEAR
ORCAADELAORLONLENA
DAHLSDOLLSWALTSWALTZ
STOICALAMEBATESSIE
CATSDRURYBRAM
MAJORSAYSOFOULARDS
ABUFRANCKSFRANCSHOT
TELSELAHAUNTRODE
ELECAYRESAIRSBADGE
RESOURCEINSETAMEER
JAIMECLAIRTSARS
ABETSARKINDEPLORES
PEWITGUYSGUISEDORA
ARESARNENOLLEAGO
ILLARIELSAERIALSDON
RESPIRESPUNICPASTE
ADAMSOBIGABIE
ADRIANSLUESPEARSON
JEANSGENESLAPPSLAPSE
ACMEETAPEEXALTTRIP
ROSSDEPTSDELESEYES
Sun 9/4/1983   DIRECTORY
SLAPDABIDEASEMOTING
RIBEIROOTRANTOROMANIA
SPARETOGEORGELONDONENG
TUSKLESSILEXEON
BAJUEEESHEACISIBO
AMERMRSBEAMARSCUPS
SHABBATPURRLARVALREP
IANANWARSOVERTIMETRA
NIBBYANYFLAKYNODLET
GRAYESTSUDSLEGSTATI
ALLAHAUERGARBMANTA
VICTORIADELOSANGELESCAL
ORIONNAUTMENDRIATA
LONSEGALDERNILLNESS
UNEECTATRIACHILITEL
TAWSHOOTOUTMARNIEEVA
ELIPONDERAFARGASTRIC
DUSKYDESLEDDENEPEE
MCIOCTGOYAFIRSARD
LEVTEARSWIMMEET
STELLADALLASTEXARTISTE
HONESTYMANHOLENINEPIN
ENTREESSTARTYEARNED
Sun 5/1/1983   MISSING LINKS
SOHOTSCOOPWEBERS
AVOWERTACNAADAGIOS
LEWITHFATHERRIDICULE
URESMITTENASSESPEN
TAVIGUARDOFHONSCAT
EWENCUTISVAINSHOVE
SERFORELGARPWIENER
LARESBETPARR
MODERNNIGERIANWASP
AZORESFADEIRIDOLPE
TORSOSAMUELLERGOTUP
ENIFPOLELEESCIDERY
DESITRADEINSAVERTS
ERATDOTTAMER
STILESFLITERLESOSA
CONDOCOOTSNAILOVEN
RUTSSOUTHPACICNEVA
OPEJOHNSSULLIEDRIB
DERAILEDMADAMATERFLY
ENSNAREATIVECREELS
SINNERESSENRIDES