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3 results for PAINES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Dec 4, 1983	90D	Tom and Robert Treat	Mary Virginia Orna	Maleska
Sun Jun 13, 1976	16D	Patriot Thomas and family	Frances Hansen	Weng
Mon Dec 25, 1950	22A	Albert Bigelow and Robert Treat.	Unknown	Farrar

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