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4 results for SMELLA from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Sep 6, 1991	4D	"I begin to ___ rat": Cervantes	Patricia A. Cevaal	Maleska
Sat Dec 15, 1990	1D	___ rat (be suspicious)	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Mon Aug 25, 1975	42D	___ rat (suspect)	Cecil McCormick	Weng
Sun Jan 19, 1975	59A	___ rat (suspect)	J. A. Felker	Weng

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