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6 results for SWS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun May 23, 1982	15D	Vane readings	Maura B. Jacobson	Maleska
Sun Feb 4, 1973	12D	Cloth samples: Abbr.	Keith Blake	Weng
Sat Feb 1, 1969	50A	Certain radios: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Tue Oct 31, 1961	9D	Compass points.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Oct 24, 1959	60D	Compass points.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri May 27, 1955	9D	Points of compasses.	H. L. Risteen	Farrar

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