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8 results for SCOB from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Thu Aug 20, 1987	23A	Weaving defect	Betty Jorgensen	Maleska
Thu Aug 20, 1970	1D	Weaving defect	Unknown	Weng
Sun Aug 11, 1968	90A	Fabric flaw	William A. Lewis Jr.	Farrar
Sun Dec 18, 1966	101D	Weaving defect.	Leonard Sussman	Farrar
Sun Jul 9, 1961	86A	Weaving defect.	Threba Johnson	Farrar
Fri Feb 6, 1953	53A	Defect in a fabric.	Diana Sessions	Farrar
Thu May 8, 1952	54D	Weaving defect in fabric.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Aug 29, 1948	104D	Type of defect in fabric: Weaving.	Charles Cross	Farrar

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