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4 results for ESTRAYS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Oct 15, 1955	14D	Lost pets.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Tue May 31, 1955	67A	Wanderers from the flock.	Victor Goldfarb	Farrar
Sun Dec 19, 1954	111A	Wandering livestock.	Ruth H. Oliver	Farrar
Fri Jan 16, 1953	56A	Lost creatures.	Unknown	Farrar

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