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8 results for NITRES from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Jan 7, 1981	46D	British imports	Joy L. Wouk	Maleska
Sun Feb 3, 1974	76A	Saltpeters	Bert Kruse	Weng
Mon Jun 24, 1968	46D	Sodium nitrates.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 16, 1963	114D	Products of Chile.	Jan and Mike Dubin	Farrar
Sun Aug 19, 1962	42D	Explosive ingredients.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar
Mon Dec 16, 1957	41D	Crystalline salts.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jan 3, 1954	39D	Treats with an acid.	Roberta Morse	Farrar
Sun May 15, 1949	34D	Treats with an acid.	Eugene Maleska	Farrar

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