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3 results for LAMINATE from Modern Era puzzles:

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Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 21, 2004	14D	Protect, in a way (2)	Eric Berlin	Shortz
Sat Dec 9, 2000	48A	Protect, in a way (2)	Patrick Berry	Shortz
Sun May 21, 2000	9D	Protect, as a document	Matt Gaffney	Shortz

2 results for LAMINATE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Apr 19, 2026	Acrostic	G	Cover with a protective layer; plywood, e.g.	David Balton & Jane Stewart	Shortz
Jan 1, 2017	Cryptic	7D	Cover, in a way, antimale novel (8)	Richard Silvestri	Shortz

10 results for LAMINATE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jun 24, 1987	10D	Coat with plastic	Shirley Soloway	Maleska
Fri May 25, 1984	33D	Compress into a thin plate	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Fri Dec 16, 1977	4D	Roll metal into a thin plate	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sat Sep 30, 1972	61A	Split into layers	Unknown	Weng
Fri Mar 17, 1967	35D	Compress into thin plates.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Fri Nov 25, 1960	52A	Split into layers.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Dec 13, 1957	5D	Separate into thin sheets.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Apr 26, 1955	16A	Separate into thin sheets.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Oct 25, 1953	93A	Form into layers.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Apr 26, 1953	127A	Stratify.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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