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1 result for STRAKE from Variety puzzles:

Date	Type	Grid	Clue	Author
Oct 17, 2010	Diagramless	56D	Continuous course of planks on a ship	Paula Gamache

9 results for STRAKE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jun 29, 1986	95D	Ship's planking	Edward Marchese	Maleska
Sat Jul 4, 1981	39A	Continuous band of hull planking	Tap Osborn	Maleska
Sun Apr 24, 1977	30A	Iron band	A. J. Santora	Maleska
Sun May 16, 1976	126A	Hull planking	William Lutwiniak	Weng
Sat Apr 10, 1965	56A	Line of planking on a ship.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Jan 31, 1964	51A	Planking on a ship.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Apr 19, 1962	52A	Line of planking, in shipbuilding.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Jun 10, 1960	11D	Line of planking on a ship's hull.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 29, 1954	60D	Iron band on a wheel.	W. E. Jones	Farrar

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