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5 results for HOYS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Dec 14, 1967	60A	Large barges.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Tue Oct 5, 1965	13D	Nautical shouts.	Unknown	Farrar
Tue Jun 23, 1959	66A	Hog callers' cries.	Louise Rabb	Farrar
Tue May 1, 1956	8D	Heavy barges.	S. A. Kay	Farrar
Sun Dec 8, 1946	17D	Heavy barges.	Katherine McKenna	Farrar

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