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5 results for LICENCE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 27, 1976	17A	Auto plate, to English	H. Hastings Reddall	Weng
Sat Dec 30, 1967	54A	Authorization, British style.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Jul 29, 1951	138A	Number on a Hillman Minx.	Jules Arensberg	Farrar
Fri Sep 22, 1950	12D	Official permit: Brit. sp.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 19, 1943	27A	Excess of liberty: British spelling.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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