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4 results for KALA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Apr 26, 1984	25D	Black cage bird, in Agra	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Fri Sep 18, 1953	56D	Black bulbul, cage bird of India.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Tue Oct 9, 1951	12D	Cage bird of India.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 26, 1948	127D	Cage bird of India.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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