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12 results for CSO from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Jun 29, 1991	53A	U.S.N. rank	Kevin Boyle	Maleska
Wed May 25, 1988	38D	Sir Georg Solti's gp.	Dorothy Davis	Maleska
Sun Dec 28, 1986	99D	Army V.I.P.	Virginia P. Abelson	Maleska
Sun Oct 19, 1975	58A	Army V.I.P.	Frances Hansen	Weng
Tue Oct 12, 1971	20A	Army man: Abbr.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Jun 23, 1968	43A	Army officer: Abbr.	Bert Beaman	Farrar
Sun Nov 22, 1964	31A	Staff officer: Abbr.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Mon Jul 6, 1964	45A	Military man: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu Jan 2, 1964	34D	High-ranking army man: Abbr.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Sat Oct 7, 1961	23A	High-ranking Army man: Abbr.	Unknown	Farrar
Thu May 25, 1961	58D	Initials of a staff member.	Unknown	Farrar
Fri Mar 7, 1958	60D	Officer heading a staff: Abbr.	Melville Liverance	Farrar

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