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6 results for CAPTAINS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon May 5, 1975	22A	17 and 40 Across, e.g.	McAulay	Weng
Mon May 25, 1964	43A	Ahab and others.	Unknown	Farrar
Mon Dec 29, 1958	28A	Nemo and Bligh.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Mon Jan 4, 1954	27A	Peewee Reese and Alvin Dark.	M. S. Manning	Farrar
Thu Jun 5, 1952	41D	Blood, Traprock and Brassbound.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 18, 1944	6D	Wearers of silver spread eagles.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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