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4 results for DICTATES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon May 14, 1990	39D	Gives orders	Albert J. Klaus	Maleska
Fri Oct 10, 1980	52A	Ruling principles	Bernice Gordon	Maleska
Tue Aug 31, 1971	10D	Gives orders	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 24, 1960	123A	Authoritative commands.	James Byrne	Farrar

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