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5 results for CHILDS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Aug 2, 1987	93A	___ play (snap)	Jeanette K. Brill	Maleska
Fri Jun 21, 1974	54A	___ play (easy job)	John Landenberger	Weng
Fri Mar 8, 1957	41D	___ play.	A. J. Santora	Farrar
Sun Feb 10, 1957	32A	___ play.	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Oct 23, 1949	56D	United States Minister to Saudi Arabia and Yemen.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar

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