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4 results for SMIKE from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sun Feb 9, 1986	20D	Nickleby's protégé	Alfio Micci	Maleska
Thu Oct 24, 1985	26D	Nickleby's companion	Dorothy Elliott	Maleska
Fri Jul 16, 1971	23A	Protégé of Nicholas Nickleby	Unknown	Weng
Wed Nov 21, 1951	18A	Half-witted drudge in "Nicholas Nickleby."	Unknown	Farrar

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