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24 results for NID from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 5, 1990	22A	___-nod (grow drowsy)	Nancy Scandrett Ross	Maleska
Fri Feb 1, 1985	7D	Nest, in Nice	Judith Perry	Maleska
Thu Jan 24, 1985	60D	___-nod (show drowsiness)	Eugene T. Maleska	Maleska
Wed Jan 6, 1982	25A	___-nod (drowse)	Lois Sidway	Maleska
Thu Aug 20, 1981	47A	Nest	Arthur M. Whelan	Maleska
Thu Oct 19, 1972	46A	Pheasant nest: Var.	Unknown	Weng
Fri Mar 26, 1971	34A	Nest: Fr.	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 25, 1968	27A	Pheasant nest	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Fri Jun 7, 1963	24D	Naval intelligence dept.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 18, 1962	148D	Nest: Fr.	Hume Craft	Farrar
Mon Apr 27, 1959	44D	Nest of pheasants: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Sat Aug 23, 1958	33D	Nest of pheasants.	Norton Rhoades	Farrar
Wed May 7, 1958	63D	Nest: Fr.	Helen Fasulo	Farrar
Tue Jun 14, 1955	28A	Nest: Var.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Mar 6, 1955	112D	Nest: Fr.	Maura Jacobson	Farrar
Thu Aug 5, 1954	61D	Brood of pheasants.	Arthur Schulman	Farrar
Sun Oct 4, 1953	79A	Nest: French.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Sat Jun 2, 1951	5D	Nest.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Dec 17, 1950	49D	Nest: Fr.	Ralph Anderson	Farrar
Wed Oct 18, 1950	57D	Nest.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Oct 23, 1949	43D	Bend and bob.	Willard N. Jordan	Farrar
Sun Feb 2, 1947	17D	Nest.	Charles Cross	Farrar
Sun Sep 10, 1944	129A	Bend and bob.	Archie S. Kreiling	Farrar
Sun Oct 24, 1943	35A	Nest of pheasants: Var.	Archie Kreiling	Farrar

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