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7 results for LACETS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Oct 20, 1983	46D	Tiers of shoes	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Mon Sep 13, 1982	6D	Fasteners on boots	Audrey Koch	Maleska
Tue Jan 31, 1978	44A	Fasteners for boots	Evelyn Benshoof	Maleska
Sun Jan 15, 1956	20A	Bootlaces.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jun 21, 1953	129A	Shoestrings.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Oct 12, 1952	96A	Shoestrings.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Dec 16, 1951	1D	Shoestrings.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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