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5 results for ELAIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 1, 1963	114A	Name akin to Helen.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Wed Dec 20, 1950	44A	Lancelot wore her scarf.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Apr 22, 1945	85A	Lover of Lancelot.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Jul 9, 1944	50A	Liquid fat : Var.	L. K. Peters	Farrar
Sun Feb 6, 1944	65D	Feminine name.	L. K. Peters	Farrar

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