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10 results for BGS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon May 10, 1993	65A	Cols.' superiors	Mary S. Snyder	Maleska
Sun Mar 22, 1981	69D	Army V.I.P.'s	Bert H. Kruse	Maleska
Tue Oct 26, 1976	22A	Sacks: Abbr.	Marston	Weng
Sun Feb 22, 1976	113D	One-star men: Abbr.	Tap Osborn	Weng
Mon Aug 25, 1975	52D	Sacks: Abbr.	Cecil McCormick	Weng
Sun Mar 9, 1975	84A	Sacks: Abbr.	Maura B. Jacobson	Weng
Fri Jul 28, 1972	7A	Promoted colonels: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Wed Jul 14, 1965	60D	Sacks: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 14, 1962	1D	Certain containers: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jul 14, 1956	65D	Coffee shipper's abbreviation.	Unknown	Farrar

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