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4 results for SPUT from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Apr 22, 1962	60A	Boiler reinforcing plate.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Oct 2, 1955	124D	Cover for hole in boiler.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Sun Nov 11, 1951	111A	Boiler patch.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar
Sun Jul 25, 1948	101A	Annular plate on a boiler.	Harold T. Bers	Farrar

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