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5 results for SCOLDER from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Nov 9, 1969	115A	Chiding mother, for short	John Willig	Weng
Tue Mar 14, 1961	58A	Faultfinder.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Apr 17, 1957	44D	Fault finder.	Thomas Meekin	Farrar
Sun Sep 19, 1948	147A	Berater.	I. Kert	Farrar
Sun Jul 8, 1945	29D	Ducking-stool candidate.	Louis Jenkins	Farrar

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