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9 results for BNS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Oct 21, 1990	134D	Infantry gps.	Phyllis Fehringer	Maleska
Tue Jan 11, 1972	36D	Army units: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jul 31, 1966	80A	Nobles: Albbr.	W. E. Jones	Farrar
Mon May 31, 1965	31A	Military groups.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Apr 7, 1961	7D	Tactical units: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 7, 1959	47D	Battalions: Abbr.	Charles C. Allen	Farrar
Fri Jul 22, 1955	34D	Battalions: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 13, 1953	87D	Army units: Abbr.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Sun Apr 20, 1952	39A	Military units: Abbr.	Israel Gitter	Farrar

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