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4 results for RIDENT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Jul 24, 1992	48D	Cheerful	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Sat Aug 10, 1991	2D	Laughing	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Sun Feb 17, 1974	21A	Laughing, old style	Elaine D. Schorr	Weng
Sun Sep 20, 1942	48D	Laughing.	Louis Shields	Farrar

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