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9 results for WOADS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu May 7, 1992	40A	Blue dyes	Dorothy Elliott	Maleska
Fri Apr 17, 1992	54D	Certain dyes	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Sat Aug 5, 1989	45D	Blue-dye plants	Daniel Girardi	Maleska
Sun Mar 20, 1988	50D	Dye herbs	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Sun Oct 6, 1974	115A	Blue dyes	Bert Kruse	Weng
Sun Apr 18, 1965	82A	Blue dyes.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Sat Jan 30, 1965	47D	Blue dyestuffs.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Dec 16, 1961	48D	Blue dye plants.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 19, 1959	56A	Blue dyes from a plant.	Unknown	Farrar

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