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8 results for ABAC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jul 31, 1991	51D	Rhyme scheme	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Sat Oct 17, 1987	13D	Rhyme scheme	Dorothea E. Shipp	Maleska
Fri Aug 28, 1964	6D	Counting device: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Sep 18, 1960	121A	Calculating device: Var.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Tue Sep 14, 1954	45A	Counting device: Var.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Sun Aug 8, 1954	105A	Calculating instrument: Var.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Sun Oct 6, 1946	80A	Oriental adder.	Willard Jordan	Farrar
Sun Aug 13, 1944	144A	Ancient adding machine: Var.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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