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5 results for GRAINER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 2, 1958	41D	Brush or tool for marking wood surfaces.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Jun 4, 1952	12D	Decorative painter of wood.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 30, 1948	65D	House painter's tool or brush.	Henry A. Wolfe	Farrar
Sun Apr 27, 1947	113A	Wood-texture artisan.	Louis Baron	Farrar
Sun Feb 20, 1944	146A	Tool for marking wood.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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