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20 results for ESTREAT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 12, 1987	20A	Exact by way of levy	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Wed Jun 20, 1984	23A	True copy	Frank Geary	Maleska
Sun Nov 27, 1983	101A	Legal extract	Jack R. Harnes, M.D.	Maleska
Sat Nov 18, 1972	15A	True copy	Unknown	Weng
Fri Sep 18, 1970	25D	Legal copy	Unknown	Weng
Thu Aug 17, 1967	18A	True copy, in law.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Sun Sep 5, 1965	120A	Legal copy.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Wed Oct 14, 1964	43D	True copy, in a law court.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jun 5, 1964	36A	Legal true copy.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 22, 1962	38A	True copy.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 14, 1962	69A	True copy.	Manny Miller	Farrar
Sat Mar 17, 1962	41A	Extract of original copy: Law.	Jay Sheldon	Farrar
Sun Mar 11, 1962	46D	True copy.	Harry Gluck	Farrar
Sun Aug 18, 1957	20A	Legal copy.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Fri Jan 8, 1954	64A	Take from law court records.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 29, 1950	146A	Fine.	S. K. Fliegner	Farrar
Sun Feb 22, 1948	143A	Take by way of a levy.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Jun 29, 1947	82D	True copy: Law.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun May 21, 1944	140A	Take by way of levy: Law.	Elizabeth Patterson	Farrar
Sun Feb 20, 1944	20D	Exact by way of fine: Law.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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