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4 results for ANKUS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Aug 18, 1990	48D	Elephant goad	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Wed Jan 14, 1953	40A	Elephant goad used by mahouts.	Victor Goldfarb	Farrar
Sun Sep 10, 1950	55A	Elephant goad.	D. G. Caywood	Farrar
Sun Dec 2, 1945	51D	Elephant goad.	Alberta N. Burton	Farrar

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