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9 results for XEBECS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 23, 1984	47D	Craft for corsairs	I. Judah Koolyk	Maleska
Sat Apr 17, 1982	39A	Three-masted ships	Jim Modney	Maleska
Tue May 4, 1971	38D	Three-masted Medit. vessels	Unknown	Weng
Fri Jun 19, 1970	51A	Three-masted vessels	Unknown	Weng
Sun Dec 27, 1964	50A	Old sailing ships.	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Fri Feb 19, 1960	5D	Ships of Mediterranean corsairs.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun May 11, 1958	33D	Corsairs' ships.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar
Sun Dec 27, 1953	110A	Mediterranean vessels.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sun Dec 19, 1943	101A	Mediterranean three-masted ships.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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