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6 results for SPUTTERS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jan 2, 1993	59A	Fizzles	Bernard Meren	Maleska
Mon May 23, 1988	33A	Speaks hastily, in a way	Peter G. Snow	Maleska
Fri Dec 6, 1963	46A	Speaks hastily and disjointedly.	Cora Goodman	Farrar
Wed Sep 4, 1957	6D	Speaks indistinctly.	Sidney Lambert	Farrar
Fri Mar 23, 1956	4D	Speaks hastily and explosively.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Sun Sep 9, 1951	114A	Speaks hastily and indistinctly.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar

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