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2 results for BRAIDS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat May 15, 2010	38D	Do lines?	Trip Payne & Patrick Berry	Shortz
Fri Nov 30, 2007	5D	Queues	Henry Hook	Shortz

7 results for BRAIDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Dec 12, 1987	10D	Weaves	Harold B. Counts	Maleska
Sun May 25, 1980	64A	Pigtails	Jean Reed	Maleska
Fri Mar 6, 1970	10D	Weaves	Unknown	Weng
Mon Jun 26, 1961	35D	Hair-do.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Apr 10, 1955	70D	Hair-do.	Sam Lake	Farrar
Fri Dec 11, 1953	46A	Pigtails.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Jul 20, 1952	104A	Hair-do.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar

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