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1 result for SWORDPLAY from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Apr 1, 2007	Acrostic	Q	Fighting in a "Star Wars" movie, e.g.	Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon

4 results for SWORDPLAY from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Tue Oct 9, 1990	37D	Fencing	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Wed Dec 16, 1981	66A	Dueling	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Thu Jan 7, 1960	32D	Parry and thrust.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 8, 1958	16A	One of D'Artagnan's fortes.	Unknown	Farrar

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