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10 results for ABIEL from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Dec 7, 1992	52A	A grandfather of Saul	Jeff Herrington	Maleska
Sun Sep 19, 1976	68D	Grandfather of Saul	Eugene T. Maleska	Weng
Sun Jul 21, 1968	16A	Father of Kish	William Lutwiniak	Farrar
Mon Feb 12, 1968	61A	Saul's grandfather.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Sep 27, 1966	50A	Saul's grandfather.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Aug 5, 1964	60A	Saul's grandfather.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Nov 10, 1957	22A	Father of Kish.	Dorothy E. Smith	Farrar
Sat Apr 4, 1953	53D	Biblical name.	Israel Gitter	Farrar
Wed Jan 14, 1953	62A	Biblical name.	Victor Goldfarb	Farrar
Mon Oct 15, 1951	27D	Man's name.	Unknown	Farrar

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