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4 results for RUDENESS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Jun 30, 1986	12D	What boors display	Nancy McCarthy	Maleska
Fri Jan 10, 1986	26A	Crudity	Irene Smullyan	Maleska
Sun Dec 27, 1964	115A	Discourtesy.	Frances Hansen	Farrar
Sat Jan 2, 1960	36D	Lack of polish.	Unknown	Farrar

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