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10 results for COLORATURA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jan 7, 1983	17A	Sills, e.g.	Kathryn Righter	Maleska
Sat Oct 18, 1969	25D	Type of soprano.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jan 5, 1968	6D	Soprano.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jul 11, 1967	63A	Singer.	Louis Sabin	Farrar
Fri Nov 6, 1964	16A	Musical runs and trills.	Louise Earnest	Farrar
Thu Jan 17, 1963	5A	Singer.	John Byrne	Farrar
Mon May 30, 1960	29D	Florid ornaments in vocal music.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Mar 9, 1954	28D	Operatic voice.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 16, 1952	22A	Pons or 31 Down.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar
Tue Apr 24, 1951	58A	Lily Pons, for instance.	Unknown	Farrar

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