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7 results for MEC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 2, 1992	28A	Garage worker: Abbr.	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Fri Nov 28, 1975	53A	Garage worker, for short	Tap Osborn	Weng
Sun Sep 7, 1975	83A	Garage worker, for short	Hume R. Craft	Weng
Sun Jul 29, 1973	47D	Garage man: Abbr.	Elmer Toro	Weng
Sun Apr 2, 1950	133D	Length: Comb. form.	Leonard Goldberg	Farrar
Sun Dec 22, 1946	109D	Length: Comb. form.	Lester Keene	Farrar
Sun Oct 17, 1943	7D	Length: Comb. form.	Harriot T. Cooke	Farrar

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