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10 results for USU from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri Nov 12, 1976	41A	As a rule: Abbr.	Hugh McElroy	Weng
Sat Nov 28, 1970	23A	Ordinarily: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Thu Oct 12, 1967	33A	Generally: Abbr.	Sara V. Tuckerman	Farrar
Sun Jun 25, 1967	17D	As a rule: Abbr.	Ross L. Jamison, Jr.	Farrar
Sun Jan 24, 1965	47D	Generally: Abbr.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Mon Dec 14, 1964	30A	As a rule: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Jun 8, 1964	5A	Generally: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Jun 2, 1962	41A	Customarily: Abbr.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Sun Dec 31, 1961	85A	Ordinarily: Abbr.	Brice Metcalfe	Farrar
Sun Nov 26, 1961	119D	Ordinarily: Abbr.	Stephanie Caruana	Farrar

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