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4 results for OBAS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Dec 15, 1989	57A	Nigerian bigwigs	Jim Page	Maleska
Sun Jun 4, 1989	62D	Nigerian V.I.P.'s	John Greenman	Maleska
Sun May 18, 1986	106D	Nigerian rulers	Robert Katz	Maleska
Sat Dec 5, 1970	4D	Nigerian leaders	Unknown	Weng

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