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6 results for NICKCARTER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Fri May 14, 1993	26D	Dime-novel tec	Christy Ridley	Maleska
Sat Feb 27, 1988	27D	Famous sleuth of the pulps	Arthur S. Verdesca	Maleska
Sun Jul 6, 1980	67D	Paperback detective	Bert Rosenfield	Maleska
Wed Aug 15, 1979	17A	Fictional detective	Charles Engler	Maleska
Tue Feb 21, 1978	16A	Dime-novel sleuth	Eli Wesoff	Maleska
Thu Sep 23, 1976	3D	Famous dime-novel sleuth	Paul R. Barnes	Weng

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