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6 results for PRELIMS from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Jul 28, 2024	73A	Round up at the start?	Paolo Pasco	Fagliano
Sat Jul 31, 2021	38D	Early trials, informally	Brian Thomas and Brooke Husic	Shortz
Sun Apr 26, 2020	31A	Heats	Royce Ferguson	Shortz
Sun Sep 25, 2016	41D	Olympics events rarely shown in prime time	Jim Holland and Jeff Chen	Shortz
Wed Nov 1, 2006	36D	Tourney starters	Paula Gamache	Shortz
Tue May 6, 1997	45A	Starts of tourneys	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz

2 results for PRELIMS from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Mar 2, 1989	43D	Bouts before the finals, for short	Barbara J. Weakley	Maleska
Fri Feb 25, 1955	26D	Certain boxing contests: Slang.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar

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