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10 results for MELIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 13, 1988	44A	Lyrical	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Thu Oct 3, 1985	38D	Designed to be sung	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sun May 12, 1968	133D	Designed to be sung.	Arnold Moss	Farrar
Sun Aug 23, 1964	36D	Of poetry.	J. Arensberg and H. Ettenson	Farrar
Mon Mar 21, 1960	2D	Of song or poetry.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon May 17, 1954	34D	Suitable for singing.	William S. Woods	Farrar
Wed Feb 6, 1952	27D	Intended to be sung.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Apr 23, 1951	38D	Suitable for singing, as poetry.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 24, 1950	72A	Lyric.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun May 19, 1946	123D	Pertaining to song.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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